Which to use
“seeks” and “sends” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,836
- “seeks” frequency rank
- #5,627
- “sends” frequency rank
- 11463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seeks | sends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of seek | third-person singular simple present indicative of send |
Where the eye mixes seeks and sends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses seeks with sends
A purely visual mix-up. seeks (/siːks/) and sends (/sɛndz/) 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 11463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seeks is recorded at frequency rank #5,836, classified as averb, pronounced /siːks/. sends is at rank #5,627, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɛndz/.
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 11463, this pair ranks #486,905 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seeks vs sends
Shared letters: es. Private to "seeks": k. Private to "sends": dn.
"seeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "sends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seeks" and "sends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "seeks" or "sends"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seeks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,905 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seeks" and "sends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sends vs suds". 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 #486,905 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.