# sincere

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,096

## Definitions
1. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
2. Meant truly or earnestly.
3. clean; pure

## Etymology
From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) (whence English sam) + *ḱer- (“grow”) (whence Latin Ceres, the goddess of harvest, etymon of cereal).
Not from sine (“without”) + cera (“wax”), a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.

## Easily confused with
- **singer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-singer)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-sinner)
- **sinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-sinker)
- **singers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-singers)
- **skincare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-skincare)
- **sincerely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sincere-vs-sincerely)
- **since** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/since-vs-sincere)

## Common misspellings (10)
`isncere`, `sicnere`, `sinccere`, `sinceer`, `sincerre`, `sincree`, `sinecre`, `sinncere`, `snicere`, `ssincere`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sincere