sine

/[ˈsiːnə]/ unknown

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#51,688

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

sine is anGermanunknown. It means: Plural des Possessivpronomens sin Pronounced [ˈsiːnə].

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sine in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sine is 4 letters long, classified as anunknown, 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".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for sine in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sine, spelled S-I-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Possessivpronomens sin

Frequency rank: #51,688 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.