Sender

[ˈzɛndɐ]

/[ˈzɛndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sender” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,682
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand beziehungsweise etwas, der beziehungsweise das etwas von sich an einen Empfänger abschickt; etwas, das etwas ausstrahlt, emittiert, sendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-sender · Sender · German

Sender · rank #2,682 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,682
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwerer

Nearest frequency peer: schwerer (-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 „Sender“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sender“ 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).

Sender vs Sünde
67% similar
Sender vs Söder
67% similar
Sender vs Sonde
67% similar

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

Key facts for Sender
PropertyValue
HeadwordSender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,682
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sender“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwerer“ (#2,681), „Sieger“ (#2,683), „Salzburg“ (#2,680). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sender“ bei #2,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sender (IPA [ˈzɛndɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,682 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sender, with forms such as "esnder", "sedner", and "sendder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sünde", "Söder", "Sonde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sender, spelled S-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand beziehungsweise etwas, der beziehungsweise das etwas von sich an einen Empfänger abschickt; etwas, das etwas ausstrahlt, emittiert, sendet
  2. 2
    Kurzform von Radio- oder Fernsehsender im Sinne von Sendeanstalt
  3. 3
    Kurzform von Radio- oder Fernsehsender im Sinne von Sendemast

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Sonne ist der Sender und Spender der Wärmestrahlung und des Lichts.
  2. „Dieser Schlüssel muß, bevor die Kommunikation beginnen kann, vom Sender zum Empfänger, vom Empfänger zum Sender oder von einer dritten Instanz an beide geschickt werden.“

Synonyms

Sendeanlage

Antonyms

Empfänger

This word in other languages

emitter(English)emisora(Español)émetteur(Français)transmissor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnder
  • sedner
  • sendder
  • senderr
  • sendre
  • senedr
  • sennder
  • sneder
  • ssender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sender - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esnder2sedner2sendder1senderr1sendre2senedr2sennder1sneder2
Edit distance from "Sender"

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 "Sender"?
"Sender" is spelled S-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛndɐ].
What does "Sender" mean?
As a noun, "Sender" means: jemand beziehungsweise etwas, der beziehungsweise das etwas von sich an einen Empfänger abschickt; etwas, das etwas ausstrahlt, emittiert, sendet
What words are commonly confused with "Sender"?
"Sender" is commonly confused with "Sünde", "Söder", "Sonde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sender" is [ˈzɛndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sender" come from?
"Sender" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sieger#2,683social#2,685sofern#2,686Profil#2,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sinnvoll9 variantsPflege9 variantsStress9 variantsPfarrer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list