gesendetvsgesundesTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#7,477
“gesendet” frequency rank
#11,659
“gesundes” frequency rank
19136
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesendet gesundes
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs senden Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gesund

Where the eye mixes gesendet and gesundes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
gesendet
8 ch
gesundes

Why the eye confuses gesendet with gesundes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesendet is [ɡəˈzɛndət] while gesundes is [ɡəˈzʊndəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gesendet is recorded at frequency rank #7,477, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛndət]. gesundes is at rank #11,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndəs].

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 19136, this pair ranks #1,911,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gesendet vs gesundes

Shared letters: degns. Private to "gesendet": t. Private to "gesundes": u.

"gesendet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gesundes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesendetegsendet · geesndet · gesednet · gesenddet · gesendett · gesendte · gesenedt · gesenndet
  • gesundesegsundes · gesnudes · gessundes · gesudnes · gesunddes · gesundess · gesundse · gesuneds

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gesendet" and "gesundes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gesendet" is a verb and "gesundes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gesendet" vs "gesundes" - which ranks higher?
"gesendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,477 in our German list, against #11,659 for "gesundes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gesendet" and "gesundes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gesundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,911,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesendet" and "gesundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gesundes". 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 #1,911,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list