sehnt

[zeːnt]

/[zeːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“sehnt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,888
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehnt · sehnt · German

sehnt · rank #22,888 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,888
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seltsamer

Nearest frequency peer: seltsamer (+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 „sehnt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sehnt“ 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).

sehnt vs set
60% similar
sehnt vs sein
60% similar
sehnt vs sehr
60% similar

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

Key facts for sehnt
PropertyValue
Headwordsehnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zeːnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,888
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sehnt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sehntliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „seltsamer“ (#22,889), „sechster“ (#22,886), „setting“ (#22,890). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sehnt“ bei #22,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sehnt (IPA [zeːnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,888 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sehnt, with forms such as "eshnt", "sehhnt", and "sehnnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "set", "sein", "sehr", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 sehnt, spelled S-E-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eshnt
  • sehhnt
  • sehnnt
  • sehntt
  • sehtn
  • senht
  • shent
  • ssehnt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sehnt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eshnt2sehhnt1sehnnt1sehntt1sehtn2senht2shent2ssehnt1
Edit distance from "sehnt"

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 "sehnt"?
"sehnt" is spelled S-E-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zeːnt].
What does "sehnt" mean?
As a verb, "sehnt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sehnen
What words are commonly confused with "sehnt"?
"sehnt" is commonly confused with "set", "sein", "sehr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sehnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sehnt" is [zeːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sehnt" come from?
"sehnt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stach#22,901rouge#22,869strip#22,911reger#22,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Riedel8 variantsResten8 variantsranch8 variantsNevada8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list