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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sendung" for "Sendungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sendung" vs "Sendungen" - which ranks higher?
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.