Sense

[ˈzɛnzə]

/[ˈzɛnzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Sense” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,129
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-sense · Sense · German

Sense · rank #17,129 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,129
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH selbstständig…

Nearest frequency peer: selbstständigen (-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 „Sense“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sense“ 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).

Sense vs ses
40% similar
Sense vs sets
40% similar
Sense vs sons
40% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sense“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Senseliegt 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: „selbstständigen“ (#17,128), „Seoul“ (#17,130), „schöpfen“ (#17,127). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sense“ bei #17,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Sense (IPA [ˈzɛnzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,129 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "scharfes Werkzeug mit langem Stiel zum Mähen von Gras, Getreide und Ähnlichem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sense, with forms such as "esnse", "senes", and "sennse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ses", "sets", "sons", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sense, spelled S-E-N-S-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Großvater mäht mit der Sense das Gras.
  2. „Und als er die Peitsche hob, war ich bereits zur Stelle und hieb sie mit einem einzigen Schlag meines Degens mitten entzwei, so wie eine Sense Gras schneidet.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnse
  • senes
  • sennse
  • sensse
  • sesne
  • snese
  • ssense

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esnse2senes2sennse1sensse1sesne2snese2ssense1
Edit distance from "Sense"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list