Which to use
“sends” is a verb and “ses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,627
- “sends” frequency rank
- #20,491
- “ses” frequency rank
- 26118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sends | ses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of send | Alternative spelling of sess (sensimilla) |
Letter map: sends vs ses
Shared letters muted; letters that set sends and ses apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for sends / ses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sends is averb and sesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sends is recorded at frequency rank #5,627, classified as averb, pronounced /sɛndz/. ses is at rank #20,491, tagged as anoun.
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 26118, this pair ranks #389,093 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sends vs ses
Shared letters: es. Private to "sends": dn. Private to "ses": -.
"sends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "ses" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sends ← esnds · sedns · sendds · sendss · sennds · sensd · sneds · ssends
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sends" and "ses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sends" vs "ses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "sends" and "ses". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,093 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sends" and "ses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ses 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 #389,093 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.