send

[zɛnt]

/[zɛnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“send” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,789
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden

Corpus desk

Index DE-send · send · German

send · rank #31,789 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,789
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH selektive

Nearest frequency peer: selektive (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „send“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „send“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

send vs Sn
25% similar
send vs SPD
0% similar
send vs Sex
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for send
PropertyValue
Headwordsend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɛnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,789
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „send“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „selektive“ (#31,788), „shades“ (#31,790), „Selbstbild“ (#31,787). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „send“ bei #31,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around send (IPA [zɛnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,789 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for send, with forms such as "esnd", "sedn", and "sendd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sn", "SPD", "Sex", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is send, spelled S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnd
  • sedn
  • sendd
  • sennd
  • sned
  • ssend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of send - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esnd2sedn2sendd1sennd1sned2ssend1
Edit distance from "send"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "send"?
"send" is spelled S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛnt].
What does "send" mean?
As a verb, "send" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senden
What words are commonly confused with "send"?
"send" is commonly confused with "Sn", "SPD", "Sex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "send"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "send" is [zɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "send" come from?
"send" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "send", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tabs#31,815rule#31,762tilo#31,822tops#31,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

rohen6 variantsreese6 variantsmart6 variantsLump6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list