Which to use
“send” and “sind” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,789
- “send” frequency rank
- #34
- “sind” frequency rank
- 31823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | send | sind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden | [1] 1. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs sein |
Where the eye mixes send and sind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses send with sind
A purely visual mix-up. send ([zɛnt]) and sind ([zɪnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “send” becomes i in “sind”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31823, 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]. sind is at rank #34, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪnt].
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 31823, this pair ranks #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of send vs sind
Shared letters: dns. Private to "send": e. Private to "sind": i.
"send" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "send" for "sind" ever safe?
Frequency check: "send" vs "sind" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "send" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "send" and "sind" 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 #1,720,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.