Sensen

[ˈzɛnzn̩]

/[ˈzɛnzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sensen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,887 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,887
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sense

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensen · Sensen · German

Sensen · rank #90,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Senkel

Nearest frequency peer: Senkel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sensen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sensen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sensen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSensen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛnzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sensen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sensenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Senkel“ (#90,886), „seti“ (#90,889), „Semikolon“ (#90,884). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sensen“ bei #90,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sensen is uncommon German at frequency #90,887 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛnzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sensen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sensen, spelled S-E-N-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sense
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sense
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sense
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Sensen"?
"Sensen" is spelled S-E-N-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛnzn̩].
What does "Sensen" mean?
As a noun, "Sensen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sense
How do you pronounce "Sensen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sensen" is [ˈzɛnzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sensen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Senkel#90,886shares#90,899skypen#90,905runway#90,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list