Which to use
“send” is a verb and “Sex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,789
- “send” frequency rank
- #722
- “Sex” frequency rank
- 32511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | send | Sex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden | Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken |
Where the eye mixes send and Sex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: send vs Sex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: send is [zɛnt] while Sex is [sɛks]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
send is recorded at frequency rank #31,789, classified as averb, pronounced [zɛnt]. Sex is at rank #722, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɛks].
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 32511, this pair ranks #1,706,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of send vs Sex
Shared letters: es. Private to "send": dn. Private to "Sex": x.
"send" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Sex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- send ← esnd · sedn · sendd · sennd · sned · ssend
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "send" for "Sex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "send" vs "Sex" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "send" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,706,036 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "send" and "Sex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs send". 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 #1,706,036 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.