Which to use
“Senke” and “sens” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,265
- “Senke” frequency rank
- #42,806
- “sens” frequency rank
- 75071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Senke | sens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flache Vertiefung im Boden | Bedeutung; Sinn |
Where the eye mixes Senke and sens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Senke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sens's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Senke vs sens
A purely visual mix-up. Senke ([ˈzɛŋkə]) and sens ([sɑ̃s]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Senke is recorded at frequency rank #32,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛŋkə]. sens is at rank #42,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃s].
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 75071, this pair ranks #317,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Senke vs sens
Shared letters: ens. Private to "Senke": k. Private to "sens": -.
"Senke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Senke" for "sens" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Senke" vs "sens" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Senke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Senke" and "sens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs sens". 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 #317,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.