Which to use
“Sendung” and “Setzung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,786
- “Sendung” frequency rank
- #32,266
- “Setzung” frequency rank
- 34052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sendung | Setzung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Ausstrahlung einer Rundfunkübertragung | allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes |
Where the eye mixes Sendung and Setzung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Sendung with Setzung
A purely visual mix-up. Sendung ([ˈzɛndʊŋ]) and Setzung ([ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]) 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 34052, 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]. Setzung is at rank #32,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ].
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 34052, this pair ranks #1,672,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sendung vs Setzung
Shared letters: egnsu. Private to "Sendung": d. Private to "Setzung": tz.
"Sendung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Setzung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sendung" and "Setzung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sendung" or "Setzung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Sendung" and "Setzung" 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 "Setzung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,672,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sendung" and "Setzung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "setting 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 #1,672,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.