sine

[ˈsiːnə]

/[ˈsiːnə]/ unknown

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The verdict

“sine” is uncommon German (frequency #51,688 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,688
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Possessivpronomens sin

Corpus desk

Index DE-sine · sine · German

sine · rank #51,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,688
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Simona

Nearest frequency peer: Simona (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sine“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sine“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sine
PropertyValue
Headwordsine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈsiːnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sine“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Simona“ (#51,687), „Sinfonien“ (#51,689), „Silos“ (#51,686). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sine“ bei #51,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sine is uncommon German at frequency #51,688 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [ˈsiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seed#51,672suit#51,728tibi#51,746Wyss#51,850

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list