sindvssyncWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sind is a verb, sync is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#48,796
“sind” frequency rank
#38,061
“sync” frequency rank
86857
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sind sync
Definition Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de sein. Synchronisation.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
sind
4 ch
sync

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sind is \zɪnt\ while sync is \ˈsɪŋk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sind is recorded at frequency rank #48,796, classified as averb, pronounced \zɪnt\. sync is at rank #38,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɪŋk\.

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 86857, this pair ranks #9,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sind vs sync

Shared letters: ns. Private to "sind": di. Private to "sync": cy.

"sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sync" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sindisnd · sidn · sindd · sinnd · snid · ssind
  • syncsnyc · ssync · sycn · syncc · synnc · syync · ysnc

Frequency comparison

sind#48,796
sync#38,061

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sind" and "sync" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sind" is a verb and "sync" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sind" or "sync"?
"sync" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,061 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 sind vs sync

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sind”; for a noun, it's “sync”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sind” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list