sehnlicher

[ˈzeːnlɪçɐ]

/[ˈzeːnlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“sehnlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #63,753 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,753
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehnlicher · sehnlicher · German

sehnlicher · rank #63,753 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,753
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH segelten

Nearest frequency peer: segelten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sehnlicher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sehnlicher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sehnlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordsehnlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzeːnlɪçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sehnlicher“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sehnlicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „segelten“ (#63,752), „Selbstbewusstseins“ (#63,754), „Seenotretter“ (#63,751). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sehnlicher“ bei #63,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sehnlicher is uncommon German at frequency #63,753 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzeːnlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

sehnlicher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sehnlicher, spelled S-E-H-N-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sehnlicher"?
"sehnlicher" is spelled S-E-H-N-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːnlɪçɐ].
What does "sehnlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "sehnlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehnlich
How do you pronounce "sehnlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sehnlicher" is [ˈzeːnlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sehnlicher" come from?
"sehnlicher" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Semperoper#63,756Schutzraum#63,742sittlichen#63,771skandieren#63,773

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list