senkrecht
[ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt]
The verdict
“senkrecht” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,928 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,928
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer geraden Linie von unten nach oben oder von oben nach unten verlaufend, in einem Winkel von 90 Grad auf die (idealisierte) Erdoberfläche gerichtet sein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | senkrecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,928 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “senkrecht” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for senkrecht is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,928 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for senkrecht, with forms such as "esnkrecht", "seknrecht", and "senkercht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "senkrechte", "senkrechten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is senkrecht, spelled S-E-N-K-R-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1in einer geraden Linie von unten nach oben oder von oben nach unten verlaufend, in einem Winkel von 90 Grad auf die (idealisierte) Erdoberfläche gerichtet sein
- 2einen rechten Winkel bildend
- 3Steigerung selten, von aufrechter, rechtschaffener Gesinnung
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esnkrecht,seknrecht,senkercht,senkkrecht,senkrceht,senkreccht,senkrechht,senkrechtt,senkrecth,senkrehct,senkrrecht,sennkrecht,senrkecht,snekrecht,ssenkrecht
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of senkrecht - 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.
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.
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Using “senkrecht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-N-K-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “senkrechte” - see the side-by-side comparison. senkrecht vs senkrechte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.