Senates

[zeˈnaːtəs]

/[zeˈnaːtəs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Senates” is uncommon German (frequency #85,840 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,840
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Senat

Corpus desk

Index DE-senates · Senates · German

Senates · rank #85,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Semifinale

Nearest frequency peer: Semifinale (-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 „Senates“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Senates
PropertyValue
HeadwordSenates
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zeˈnaːtəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Senates“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Senatesfällt 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: „Semifinale“ (#85,839), „sellers“ (#85,838), „sendest“ (#85,842). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Senates“ bei #85,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Senates is uncommon German at frequency #85,840 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈnaːtəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Senat".

Zero misspellings are on record for Senates in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Senates, spelled S-E-N-A-T-E-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Senat

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 "Senates"?
"Senates" is spelled S-E-N-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈnaːtəs].
What does "Senates" mean?
As a noun, "Senates" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Senat
How do you pronounce "Senates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Senates" is [zeˈnaːtəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Senates" come from?
"Senates" 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 "Senates", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sellers#85,838sendest#85,842Seerose#85,833Schwaig#85,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list