sensation
[sɛnˈseɪʃən]
The verdict
“sensation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,211 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,211
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sensation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sɛnˈseɪʃən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sensation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sensation is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sɛnˈseɪʃən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,211 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1die Empfindung, das Gefühl, die Sensation, das Aufsehen
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.
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 “sensation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sɛnˈseɪʃən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.