sensitive

[zɛnziˈtiːvə]

/[zɛnziˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sensitive” is uncommon German (frequency #63,757 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,757
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensitiv

Key facts for sensitive
PropertyValue
Headwordsensitive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɛnziˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sensitive” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sensitive lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sensitive is uncommon German at frequency #63,757 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zɛnziˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sensitive in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sensitive, spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E.

Definition

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

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 "sensitive"?
"sensitive" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛnziˈtiːvə].
What does "sensitive" mean?
As an adjective, "sensitive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sensitiv
How do you pronounce "sensitive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensitive" is [zɛnziˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensitive" come from?
"sensitive" 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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Using “sensitive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zɛnziˈtiːvə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list