Which to use
“send” and “sing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,789
- “send” frequency rank
- #9,977
- “sing” frequency rank
- 41766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | send | sing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen |
Where the eye mixes send and sing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: send vs sing
A purely visual mix-up. send ([zɛnt]) and sing ([zɪŋ]) 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 41766, 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]. sing is at rank #9,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪŋ].
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 41766, this pair ranks #1,469,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of send vs sing
Shared letters: ns. Private to "send": de. Private to "sing": gi.
"send" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "send" and "sing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "send" or "sing" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "sing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,469,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "send" and "sing" 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 #1,469,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.