Senegalese
[zeneɡaˈleːzə]
The verdict
“Senegalese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger des Senegal
Corpus desk
Index DE-senegalese · Senegalese · German
Senegalese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Senegalese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zeneɡaˈleːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Senegalese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Senegalese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeneɡaˈleːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürger des Senegal".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Senegalese, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Senegalese, spelled S-E-N-E-G-A-L-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Staatsbürger des Senegal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Senegalese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Monsieur Desgranges’ Urgroßvater hatte Glasperlen eingekauft, war damit nach Senegal gefahren, um sie dort gegen Senegalesen einzutauschen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.