send forth
"send-forth" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“send forth” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To emit; to produce; to let out
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | send forth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “send forth” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for send forth is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To emit; to produce; to let out".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for send forth, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Reanalysis of earlier forthsend, from Middle English *forthsenden, from Old English forþsendan. The correct English form is send forth, spelled S-E-N-D- -F-O-R-T-H.
Definition
- 1To emit; to produce; to let out
Etymology
Reanalysis of earlier forthsend, from Middle English *forthsenden, from Old English forþsendan.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “send forth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-N-D- -F-O-R-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.