Which to use
“sick” and “sind” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,317
- “sick” frequency rank
- #48,796
- “sind” frequency rank
- 94113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sick | sind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de sicken. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de sein. |
Where the eye mixes sick and sind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sick and sind follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sick vs sind
A purely visual mix-up. sick (\zɪk\) and sind (\zɪnt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sick is recorded at frequency rank #45,317, classified as averb, pronounced \zɪk\. 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 94113, this pair ranks #1,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sick vs sind
Shared letters: is. Private to "sick": ck. Private to "sind": dn.
"sick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sick" and "sind" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sick" or "sind"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sick" 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 #1,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sick" 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 #1,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.