Which to use
“Sendai” is a name and “sends” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,479
- “Sendai” frequency rank
- #5,627
- “sends” frequency rank
- 50106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sendai | sends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Honshu, Japan. | third-person singular simple present indicative of send |
Letter map: Sendai vs sends
Shared letters muted; letters that set Sendai and sends apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Sendai and sends
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sendai is aname and sendsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sendai is recorded at frequency rank #44,479, classified as aname. 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 50106, this pair ranks #177,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sendai vs sends
Shared letters: dens. Private to "Sendai": ai. Private to "sends": -.
"Sendai" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sendai" and "sends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Sendai" or "sends"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Sendai" and "sends".
- Full dictionary entry for "Sendai" 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 #177,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sendai" and "sends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sandi vs Sendai". 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 #177,309 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.