Which to use
“sings” is a verb and “sins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,487
- “sings” frequency rank
- #6,737
- “sins” frequency rank
- 15224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sings | sins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of sing | plural of sin |
Where the eye mixes sings and sins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sings vs sins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sings is /sɪŋz/ while sins is /sɪnz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sings is recorded at frequency rank #8,487, classified as averb, pronounced /sɪŋz/. sins is at rank #6,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɪnz/.
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 15224, this pair ranks #465,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sings vs sins
Shared letters: ins. Private to "sings": g. Private to "sins": -.
"sings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "sins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sings" and "sins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sings" vs "sins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sings" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #465,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sings" and "sins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SIDS vs sings". 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 #465,314 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.