Which to use
“si” is a conjunction and “sind” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46
- “si” frequency rank
- #48,796
- “sind” frequency rank
- 48842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | si | sind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans le cas où, à condition que, supposé que. Note d’usage : Conjonction qui introduit une condition (suivie d’une conséquence) ou une supposition qui peut être supprimée en utilisant un conditionnel. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de sein. |
Where the eye mixes si and sind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses si with sind
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: si is \si\ while sind is \zɪnt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “si” sits inside “sind”, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
si is recorded at frequency rank #46, classified as aconj, pronounced \si\. sind is at rank #48,796, tagged as averb, pronounced \zɪnt\.
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 48842, this pair ranks #175,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of si vs sind
Shared letters: is. Private to "si": -. Private to "sind": dn.
"si" · 2 letters · shape CV · "sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sind ← isnd · sidn · sindd · sinnd · snid · ssind
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "si" and "sind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "si" vs "sind" - 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 "si" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "si" and "sind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sikh vs sind". 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 #175,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.