sensationell

[zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl]

/[zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl]/ adj

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The verdict

“sensationell” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,055
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerwartet und so, dass es Aufsehen erregt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensationell · sensationell · German

sensationell · rank #20,055 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,055
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Senatoren

Nearest frequency peer: Senatoren (-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 „sensationell“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sensationell vs sensationelle
92% similar
sensationell vs sensationellen
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sensationell
PropertyValue
Headwordsensationell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,055
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sensationell“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sensationellliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Senatoren“ (#20,054), „sensiblen“ (#20,056), „Schwerkraft“ (#20,053). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sensationell“ bei #20,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around sensationell (IPA [zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,055 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unerwartet und so, dass es Aufsehen erregt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensationell, with forms such as "esnsationell", "senastionell", and "sennsationell". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sensationelle", "sensationellen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sensationell, spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    unerwartet und so, dass es Aufsehen erregt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Erfolg dieses Produktes ist einfach sensationell.
  2. Sensationell an Busbice's Beobachtungen ist, dass der Roboter keine zusätzlichen Programme hat, die sein Verhalten steuern.

Antonyms

drögeeintöniglangweiligödeselbstverständlichuninteressant

This word in other languages

sensational(English)sensacional(Español)sensationnel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsationell
  • senastionell
  • sennsationell
  • sensaitonell
  • sensatinoell
  • sensatioenll
  • sensationel
  • sensationlel
  • sensationnell
  • sensatoinell
  • sensattionell
  • senssationell
  • senstaionell
  • sesnationell
  • snesationell
  • ssensationell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensationell - 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.

esnsationell2senastionell2sennsationell1sensaitonell2sensatinoell2sensatioenll2sensationel1sensationlel2
Edit distance from "sensationell"

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 "sensationell"?
"sensationell" is spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl].
What does "sensationell" mean?
As an adjective, "sensationell" means: unerwartet und so, dass es Aufsehen erregt
What words are commonly confused with "sensationell"?
"sensationell" is commonly confused with "sensationelle", "sensationellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sensationell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensationell" is [zɛnzat͡si̯oˈnɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensationell" come from?
"sensationell" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list