sie vs sind, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“sie” is a noun and “sind” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,808
“sie” frequency rank: #48,796
“sind” frequency rank: 79604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	sie	sind
Definition	Langue de la famille austronésienne parlée au Vanuatu.	Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de sein.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sie and sind apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

sie

4 ch

sind

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is anoun and sindaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sie is recorded at frequency rank #30,808, classified as anoun. 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 79604, this pair ranks #22,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sie vs sind

Shared letters: is. Private to "sie": e. Private to "sind": dn.

"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

sind ← isnd · sidn · sindd · sinnd · snid · ssind

Frequency comparison

sie#30,808

sind#48,796

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sie" and "sind" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sie" is a noun and "sind" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "sie" or "sind"?

"sie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,808 in our French list, against #48,796 for "sind". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sie vs sind

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sie”; for a verb, it's “sind”.
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