SendungvsSendungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Sendung” and “Sendungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,786
“Sendung” frequency rank
#7,111
“Sendungen” frequency rank
8897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sendung Sendungen
Definition die Ausstrahlung einer Rundfunkübertragung Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sendung

Where the eye mixes Sendung and Sendungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Sendung
9 ch
Sendungen

Visual trap between Sendung and Sendungen

A purely visual mix-up. Sendung ([ˈzɛndʊŋ]) and Sendungen ([ˈzɛndʊŋən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Sendung” sits inside “Sendungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sendung is recorded at frequency rank #1,786, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛndʊŋ]. Sendungen is at rank #7,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛndʊŋən].

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 8897, this pair ranks #1,982,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sendung vs Sendungen

Shared letters: degnsu. Private to "Sendung": -. Private to "Sendungen": -.

"Sendung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Sendungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sendungesndung · sednung · senddung · sendnug · sendugn · sendungg · sendunng · senndung
  • Sendungenesndungen · sednungen · senddungen · sendnugen · sendugnen · sendunegn · sendungenn · sendunggen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Sendung" for "Sendungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛndʊŋ] versus [ˈzɛndʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Sendung" vs "Sendungen" - which ranks higher?
"Sendung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,786 in our German list, against #7,111 for "Sendungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Sendung" and "Sendungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sendung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sendungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,982,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sendung" and "Sendungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sendung vs Setzung". 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 #1,982,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list