Senner
[ˈzɛnɐ]
The verdict
“Senner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die in den Alpen auf einer Alm Milchwirtschaft betreibt, also Käse oder Butter herstellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-senner · Senner · German
Senner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Senner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛnɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Senner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Senner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die in den Alpen auf einer Alm Milchwirtschaft betreibt, also Käse oder Butter herstellt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Senner in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Senner, spelled S-E-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die in den Alpen auf einer Alm Milchwirtschaft betreibt, also Käse oder Butter herstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Senner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Senner ist zuständig für das Zusammentreiben und Melken der Kühe und gegebenenfalls zur Herstellung von Milchprodukten (Butter, Käse); er betreibt Almwirtschaft üblicherweise in Alleinregie im Auftrag des Bauern.
Synonyms
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.