sisters

[ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z]

/[ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z]/ noun

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The verdict

“sisters” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,465
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sisters · sisters · German

sisters · rank #41,465 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,465
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH singenden

Nearest frequency peer: singenden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sisters“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sisters“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sisters vs sites
71% similar
sisters vs Systems
57% similar
sisters vs sister
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sisters
PropertyValue
Headwordsisters
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,465
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sisters“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sistersliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „singenden“ (#41,464), „Skandalen“ (#41,466), „slums“ (#41,467). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sisters“ bei #41,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sisters (IPA [ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,465 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs sister".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sisters, with forms such as "issters", "sisetrs", and "sissters". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "sites", "Systems", "sister", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sisters, spelled S-I-S-T-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs sister

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • issters
  • sisetrs
  • sissters
  • sisterrs
  • sisterss
  • sistesr
  • sistres
  • sistters
  • sitsers
  • ssisters
  • ssiters

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sisters - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

issters2sisetrs2sissters1sisterrs1sisterss1sistesr2sistres2sistters1
Edit distance from "sisters"

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 "sisters"?
"sisters" is spelled S-I-S-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z].
What does "sisters" mean?
As a noun, "sisters" means: Plural des Substantivs sister
What words are commonly confused with "sisters"?
"sisters" is commonly confused with "sites", "Systems", "sister". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sisters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sisters" is [ˈsɪstə(ɹ)z]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sisters" come from?
"sisters" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sechser#41,458Scholle#41,452Schlund#41,450streikt#41,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

sexuelles11 variantssanftes11 variantsSammlern11 variantsTrabant11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list