sine

[ˈsiːnə]

/[ˈsiːnə]/ unknown

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The verdict

“sine” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,688 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.

#51,688
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Possessivpronomens sin

Key facts for sine
PropertyValue
Headwordsine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈsiːnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sine is 4 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsiːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,688 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Possessivpronomens sin".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sine, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sine, spelled S-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Possessivpronomens sin

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sine"?
"sine" is spelled S-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiːnə].
What does "sine" mean?
As an unknown, "sine" means: Plural des Possessivpronomens sin
How do you pronounce "sine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sine" is [ˈsiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sine" come from?
"sine" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsiːnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list