gehendevsgesendetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gehende is a adjective, gesendet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gehende” is an adjective and “gesendet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,140
“gehende” frequency rank
#7,477
“gesendet” frequency rank
36617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gehende gesendet
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend Partizip Perfekt des Verbs senden

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gehende and gesendet apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
gehende
8 ch
gesendet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehende is [ˈɡeːəndə] while gesendet is [ɡəˈzɛndət]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gehende is recorded at frequency rank #29,140, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːəndə]. gesendet is at rank #7,477, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛndət].

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 36617, this pair ranks #1,610,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gehende vs gesendet

Shared letters: degn. Private to "gehende": h. Private to "gesendet": st.

"gehende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gesendet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gehendeeghende · geehnde · gehedne · gehendde · gehened · gehennde · gehhende · gehnede
  • gesendetegsendet · geesndet · gesednet · gesenddet · gesendett · gesendte · gesenedt · gesenndet

Frequency comparison

gehende#29,140
gesendet#7,477

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gehende" and "gesendet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gehende" is an adjective and "gesendet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gehende" or "gesendet"?
"gesendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,477 in our German list, against #29,140 for "gehende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gehende vs gesendet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gehende”; for a verb, it's “gesendet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gehende” 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