# sends vs sent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sends
*verb · IPA /sɛndz/ · frequency rank #5,627*
third-person singular simple present indicative of send

### sent
*verb · IPA /sɛnt/ · frequency rank #722*
simple past and past participle of send

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sends-vs-sent