sendoff

noun

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

The verdict

“sendoff” is uncommon English (frequency #79,958 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,958
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.

Key facts for sendoff
PropertyValue
Headwordsendoff
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sendoff” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sendoff lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sendoff is uncommon English at frequency #79,958 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

sendoff has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from send off. The correct English form is sendoff, spelled S-E-N-D-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.
  2. 2
    A party for an colleague who is leaving; a farewell party.
  3. 3
    A memorial service or funeral.

Etymology

Deverbal from send off.

This word in other languages

despedida(Español)fête d'adieu(Français)Abschiedsfeier(Deutsch)

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 "sendoff"?
"sendoff" is spelled S-E-N-D-O-F-F.
What does "sendoff" mean?
As a noun, "sendoff" means: A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.
What is the origin of the word "sendoff"?
Deverbal from send off. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sendoff”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-N-D-O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list