Sense

/[ˈzɛnzə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,129

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sense is aGermannoun. It means: scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem Pronounced [ˈzɛnzə]. Often confused with ses and sets.

Key facts for Sense
PropertyValue
HeadwordSense
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛnzə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,129
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sense in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sense is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛnzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,129 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sense, with forms such as "esnse", "senes", and "sennse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ses", "sets", "sons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sense, spelled S-E-N-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esnse,senes,sennse,sensse,sesne,snese,ssense

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sense

Misspelling Variants of "Sense"

esnse5senes5sennse6sensse6sesne5snese5ssense6
Misspelling Variants of "Sense"

Frequency rank: #17,129 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sense"?
"Sense" is spelled S-E-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛnzə].
What does "Sense" mean?
As a noun, "Sense" means: scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem
What words are commonly confused with "Sense"?
"Sense" is commonly confused with "ses", "sets", "sons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sense"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sense" is [ˈzɛnzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sense" come from?
"Sense" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.