sensible

[zɛnˈziːblə]

/[zɛnˈziːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sensible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,037
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensible · sensible · German

sensible · rank #19,037 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,037
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstverteid…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstverteidigung (-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 „sensible“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sensible“ 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).

sensible vs sensiblen
89% similar
sensible vs sensibler
89% similar
sensible vs sensibel
75% similar

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

Key facts for sensible
PropertyValue
Headwordsensible
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɛnˈziːblə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,037
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sensible“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selbstverteidigung“ (#19,036), „sinnvollen“ (#19,038), „schätzte“ (#19,035). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sensible“ bei #19,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sensible (IPA [zɛnˈziːblə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,037 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensible, with forms such as "esnsible", "senisble", and "sennsible". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sensiblen", "sensibler", "sensibel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sensible, spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsible
  • senisble
  • sennsible
  • sensbile
  • sensibble
  • sensiblle
  • sensilbe
  • senssible
  • sesnible
  • snesible
  • ssensible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esnsible2senisble2sennsible1sensbile2sensibble1sensiblle1sensilbe2senssible1
Edit distance from "sensible"

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 "sensible"?
"sensible" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛnˈziːblə].
What does "sensible" mean?
As an adjective, "sensible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensibel
What words are commonly confused with "sensible"?
"sensible" is commonly confused with "sensiblen", "sensibler", "sensibel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sensible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensible" is [zɛnˈziːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensible" come from?
"sensible" 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 "sensible", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schätzte#19,035Schranke#19,031offshore#18,999Newcomer#18,995

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Stühlen11 variantsPlayboy11 variantsoriginell11 variantsOettinger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list