sehnsüchtig

[ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç]

/[ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sehnsüchtig” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,926
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voller Sehnsucht, voll innerem Verlangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehnsuchtig · sehnsüchtig · German

sehnsüchtig · rank #27,926 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,926
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schütte

Nearest frequency peer: Schütte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sehnsüchtig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sehnsüchtig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sehnsüchtig vs Sehnsucht
64% similar
sehnsüchtig vs Sehnsüchte
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sehnsüchtig
PropertyValue
Headwordsehnsüchtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,926
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sehnsüchtig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sehnsüchtigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schütte“ (#27,925), „Sekten“ (#27,927), „Schürze“ (#27,924). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sehnsüchtig“ bei #27,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around sehnsüchtig (IPA [ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,926 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "voller Sehnsucht, voll innerem Verlangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for sehnsüchtig, with forms such as "eshnsüchtig", "sehhnsüchtig", and "sehnnsüchtig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Sehnsucht", "Sehnsüchte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sehnsüchtig, spelled S-E-H-N-S-Ü-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    voller Sehnsucht, voll innerem Verlangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie wartete sehnsüchtig auf ihren Liebsten.
  2. „Doch am sehnsüchtigsten wurde das Eintreffen der Gesetzesbrecher erwartet, die - in Eisen gelegt - aus dem Gefängnis heranschlurften und ihre Geschichten erzählten.“

Synonyms

sehnsuchtsvoll

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eshnsüchtig
  • sehhnsüchtig
  • sehnnsüchtig
  • sehnscühtig
  • sehnssüchtig
  • sehnsücchtig
  • sehnsüchhtig
  • sehnsüchitg
  • sehnsüchtgi
  • sehnsüchtigg
  • sehnsüchttig
  • sehnsücthig
  • sehnsühctig
  • sehnüschtig
  • sehsnüchtig
  • senhsüchtig
  • shensüchtig
  • ssehnsüchtig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sehnsüchtig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eshnsüchtig2sehhnsüchtig1sehnnsüchtig1sehnscühtig2sehnssüchtig1sehnsücchtig1sehnsüchhtig1sehnsüchitg2
Edit distance from "sehnsüchtig"

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 "sehnsüchtig"?
"sehnsüchtig" is spelled S-E-H-N-S-Ü-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç].
What does "sehnsüchtig" mean?
As an adjective, "sehnsüchtig" means: voller Sehnsucht, voll innerem Verlangen
What words are commonly confused with "sehnsüchtig"?
"sehnsüchtig" is commonly confused with "Sehnsucht", "Sehnsüchte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sehnsüchtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sehnsüchtig" is [ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sehnsüchtig" come from?
"sehnsüchtig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Sportvereine18 variantsSwitzerland18 variantsParkplätzen18 variantsOppositionellen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list