Which to use
“sin” and “suns” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,848
- “sin” frequency rank
- #13,249
- “suns” frequency rank
- 17097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sin | suns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A violation of divine will or religious law. | plural of sun |
Where the eye mixes sin and suns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sin and suns
A purely visual mix-up. sin (/sɪn/) and suns (/sʌnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sin is recorded at frequency rank #3,848, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɪn/. suns is at rank #13,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sʌnz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17097, this pair ranks #453,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sin vs suns
Shared letters: ns. Private to "sin": i. Private to "suns": u.
"sin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "suns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suns ← snus · ssuns · sunns · sunss · susn · usns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sin" and "suns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sin" or "suns"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sin" and "suns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suns vs sura". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #453,651 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.