senne

[ˈzɛnə]

/[ˈzɛnə]/ verb

The verdict

“senne” is uncommon German (frequency #64,703 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,703
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-senne · senne · German

senne · rank #64,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,703
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seltsamsten

Nearest frequency peer: seltsamsten (-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 „senne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for senne
PropertyValue
Headwordsenne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɛnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „senne“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sennefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „seltsamsten“ (#64,702), „separater“ (#64,704), „selektieren“ (#64,701). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „senne“ bei #64,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

senne is uncommon German at frequency #64,703 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɛnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for senne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is senne, spelled S-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen

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 "senne"?
"senne" is spelled S-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛnə].
What does "senne" mean?
As a verb, "senne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sennen
How do you pronounce "senne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "senne" is [ˈzɛnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "senne" come from?
"senne" 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 "senne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list