sensation

[sɛnˈseɪʃən]

/[sɛnˈseɪʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“sensation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,211
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensation · sensation · German

sensation · rank #15,211 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,211
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Senders

Nearest frequency peer: Senders (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sensation“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sensation“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sensation
PropertyValue
Headwordsensation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛnˈseɪʃən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,211
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sensation“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sensationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Senders“ (#15,210), „servieren“ (#15,212), „Selbstständigkeit“ (#15,209). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sensation“ bei #15,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sensation (IPA [sɛnˈseɪʃən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,211 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensation, with forms such as "esnsation", "senastion", and "sennsation". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sensation, spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sensation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He had the odd sensation to be watched.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsation
  • senastion
  • sennsation
  • sensaiton
  • sensatino
  • sensationn
  • sensatoin
  • sensattion
  • senssation
  • senstaion
  • sesnation
  • snesation
  • ssensation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esnsation2senastion2sennsation1sensaiton2sensatino2sensationn1sensatoin2sensattion1
Edit distance from "sensation"

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 "sensation"?
"sensation" is spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛnˈseɪʃən].
What does "sensation" mean?
As a noun, "sensation" means: die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen
What are common misspellings of "sensation"?
Common misspellings include "esnsation", "senastion", "sennsation", "sensaiton", "sensatino". The correct spelling is "sensation".
How do you pronounce "sensation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensation" is [sɛnˈseɪʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sensation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

servieren#15,212Sonnabend#15,215Spaghetti#15,216Schranken#15,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

teilhaben13 variantsprächtig13 variantsProvision13 variantsPostfach13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list