# sinister vs sister

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sinister
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪnɪstə/ · frequency rank #13,064*
Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

### sister
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,207*
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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