sending

/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

//ˈsɛndɪŋ// verb

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"sending" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sending” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,463
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of send

Corpus desk

Index EN-sending · sending · English

sending · rank #2,463 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,463
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH seek

Nearest frequency peer: seek (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sending”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sending” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sending vs sewing
71% similar
sending vs siding
71% similar
sending vs setting
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sending
PropertyValue
Headwordsending
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsɛndɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,463
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sending”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sendinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “seek” (#2,462), “solo” (#2,464), “relevant” (#2,461). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sending” is #2,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sending (IPA /ˈsɛndɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,463 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of send".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sending, with forms such as "esnding", "sedning", and "sendding". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sewing", "siding", "setting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is sending, spelled S-E-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of send

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sending appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnding
  • sedning
  • sendding
  • sendign
  • sendingg
  • sendinng
  • sendnig
  • senidng
  • sennding
  • sneding
  • ssending

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sending - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esnding2sedning2sendding1sendign2sendingg1sendinng1sendnig2senidng2
Edit distance from "sending"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sending"?
"sending" is spelled S-E-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛndɪŋ/.
What does "sending" mean?
As a verb, "sending" means: present participle and gerund of send
What words are commonly confused with "sending"?
"sending" is commonly confused with "sewing", "siding", "setting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sending"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sending" is /ˈsɛndɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sending" come from?
"sending" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sending", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

answers#2,473markets#2,453largely#2,451dealing#2,478

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

creative11 variantsgranted11 variantsfamiliar11 variantsessential11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list