Which to use
“sende” and “spenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,995
- “sende” frequency rank
- #3,154
- “spenden” frequency rank
- 19149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sende | spenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden | etwas für einen guten Zweck verschenken, eine Spende geben, positive Gefühle und Wertung austeilen |
Where the eye mixes sende and spenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against spenden's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sende vs spenden
A purely visual mix-up. sende ([ˈzɛndə]) and spenden ([ˈʃpɛndn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sende is recorded at frequency rank #15,995, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛndə]. spenden is at rank #3,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpɛndn̩].
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 19149, this pair ranks #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sende vs spenden
Shared letters: dens. Private to "sende": -. Private to "spenden": p.
"sende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "spenden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sende" and "spenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sende" vs "spenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sende" and "spenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sende" and "spenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sende vs Sönke". 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 #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.