Which to use
“sinks” and “SNES” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,701
- “sinks” frequency rank
- #36,341
- “SNES” frequency rank
- 52042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sinks | SNES |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of sink | Initialism of Super Nintendo Entertainment System. |
Where the eye mixes sinks and SNES
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sinks runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against SNES's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sinks vs SNES
A purely visual mix-up. sinks (/sɪŋks/) and SNES (/snɛs/) 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 52042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sinks is recorded at frequency rank #15,701, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɪŋks/. SNES is at rank #36,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced /snɛs/.
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 52042, this pair ranks #160,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sinks vs SNES
Shared letters: ns. Private to "sinks": ik. Private to "SNES": e.
"sinks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "SNES" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sinks" and "SNES" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sinks" or "SNES"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sinks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "SNES" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sinks" and "SNES" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SNES vs suds". 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 #160,346 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.