Which to use
“selber” is a pronoun and “Sender” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #756
- “selber” frequency rank
- #2,682
- “Sender” frequency rank
- 3438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selber | Sender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | persönlich | jemand beziehungsweise etwas, der beziehungsweise das etwas von sich an einen Empfänger abschickt; etwas, das etwas ausstrahlt, emittiert, sendet |
Where the eye mixes selber and Sender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between selber and Sender
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selber is [ˈzɛlbɐ] while Sender is [ˈzɛndɐ]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selber is recorded at frequency rank #756, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈzɛlbɐ]. Sender is at rank #2,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛndɐ].
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 3438, this pair ranks #2,000,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of selber vs Sender
Shared letters: ers. Private to "selber": bl. Private to "Sender": dn.
"selber" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Sender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "selber" for "Sender" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "selber" or "Sender" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "selber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selber" and "Sender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sender vs sendete". 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 #2,000,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.