Which to use
“Senke” and “Sonde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,265
- “Senke” frequency rank
- #14,175
- “Sonde” frequency rank
- 46440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Senke | Sonde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flache Vertiefung im Boden | ein stab-, röhren- oder schlauchförmiges Instrument zum Einführen in Körperhöhlen, um sie zu untersuchen und zu behandeln |
Where the eye mixes Senke and Sonde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Senke and Sonde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Senke and Sonde
A purely visual mix-up. Senke ([ˈzɛŋkə]) and Sonde ([ˈzɔndə]) 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 46440, 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]. Sonde is at rank #14,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔndə].
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 46440, this pair ranks #1,319,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Senke vs Sonde
Shared letters: ens. Private to "Senke": k. Private to "Sonde": do.
"Senke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sonde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Senke" and "Sonde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Senke" or "Sonde"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Senke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sonde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,319,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Senke" and "Sonde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Senke". 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 #1,319,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.