sehnig
[ˈzeːnɪç]
The verdict
“sehnig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Sehnen versehen, voller Sehnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sehnig · sehnig · German
sehnig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sehnig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzeːnɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sehnig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sehnig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzeːnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sehnig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sehnig, spelled S-E-H-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit Sehnen versehen, voller Sehnen
- 2kräftig und ohne überschüssiges Fett
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sehnig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rückenstücke waren nach dem Braten und der Ruhephase völlig sehnig und kaum zu genießen.
Ganz besonders sei er [der Sauerbraten], bodenständig, ein Gericht und eine Zubereitungsart, die sehnige, bindegewebsreiche Fleischstücke überhaupt erstmal genießbar macht.
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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.