Which to use
“sint” is a pronoun and “son” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,277
- “sint” frequency rank
- #42
- “son” frequency rank
- 35319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sint | son |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leur, se (pronom de réciprocité). | Troisième personne du sujet, objet masculin singulier. |
Where the eye mixes sint and son
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sint and son
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sint is \sint\ while son is \sɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sint is recorded at frequency rank #35,277, classified as apron, pronounced \sint\. son is at rank #42, tagged as adet, pronounced \sɔ̃\.
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 35319, this pair ranks #277,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sint vs son
Shared letters: ns. Private to "sint": it. Private to "son": o.
"sint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "son" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sint ← isnt · sinnt · sintt · sitn · snit · ssint
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sint" for "son" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sint" vs "son" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "son" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sint" and "son" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sind vs sint". 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 #277,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.