sehnlichst

[ˈzeːnlɪçst]

/[ˈzeːnlɪçst]/ adv

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The verdict

“sehnlichst” is uncommon German (frequency #60,068 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,068
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Sehnsucht; sehnsüchtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehnlichst · sehnlichst · German

sehnlichst · rank #60,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,068
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH segnete

Nearest frequency peer: segnete (-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 „sehnlichst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sehnlichst
PropertyValue
Headwordsehnlichst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈzeːnlɪçst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sehnlichst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sehnlichstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „segnete“ (#60,067), „Sekret“ (#60,069), „Seeräuber“ (#60,066). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sehnlichst“ bei #60,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sehnlichst is uncommon German at frequency #60,068 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈzeːnlɪçst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit großer Sehnsucht; sehnsüchtig".

Zero misspellings are on record for sehnlichst in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 sehnlichst, spelled S-E-H-N-L-I-C-H-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Sehnsucht; sehnsüchtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein Kommen habe ich sehnlichst erwartet.
  2. Ich hoffte sehnlichst, dass er mir entgegenkommen würde.

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 "sehnlichst"?
"sehnlichst" is spelled S-E-H-N-L-I-C-H-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːnlɪçst].
What does "sehnlichst" mean?
As an adverb, "sehnlichst" means: mit großer Sehnsucht; sehnsüchtig
How do you pronounce "sehnlichst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sehnlichst" is [ˈzeːnlɪçst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sehnlichst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sedimenten#60,065semantisch#60,073schwimmend#60,059solcherart#60,082

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list