Which to use
“send” is a verb and “senha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,519
- “send” frequency rank
- #3,940
- “senha” frequency rank
- 33459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | send | senha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enviar, mandar | sinal ou gesto previamente combinado |
Where the eye mixes send and senha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: send vs senha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: send is /ˈsɛnd/ while senha is /ˈsɐj.ɲɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
send is recorded at frequency rank #29,519, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsɛnd/. senha is at rank #3,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɲɐ/.
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 33459, this pair ranks #34,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of send vs senha
Shared letters: ens. Private to "send": d. Private to "senha": ah.
"send" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "senha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "send" for "senha" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "send" or "senha" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "send" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "senha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "send" and "senha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "send vs sueño". 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 #34,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.