gesendetvsgezündetWhich spelling fits?

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“gesendet” and “gezündet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,477
“gesendet” frequency rank
#27,326
“gezündet” frequency rank
34803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesendet gezündet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs senden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zünden

Where the eye mixes gesendet and gezündet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gesendet and gezündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
gesendet
8 ch
gezündet

Look-alike desk: gesendet vs gezündet

A purely visual mix-up. gesendet ([ɡəˈzɛndət]) and gezündet ([ɡəˈt͡sʏndət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34803, 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]. gezündet is at rank #27,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sʏndət].

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 34803, this pair ranks #1,654,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gesendet vs gezündet

Shared letters: degnt. Private to "gesendet": s. Private to "gezündet": zü.

"gesendet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gezündet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesendet ← egsendet · geesndet · gesednet · gesenddet · gesendett · gesendte · gesenedt · gesenndet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gesendet" for "gezündet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈzɛndət] versus [ɡəˈt͡sʏndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gesendet" vs "gezündet" - which ranks higher?
"gesendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,477 in our German list, against #27,326 for "gezündet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,654,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesendet" and "gezündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gezündet". 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 #1,654,904 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