sensitive

[zɛnziˈtiːvə]

/[zɛnziˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sensitive” is uncommon German (frequency #63,757 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,757
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensitive · sensitive · German

sensitive · rank #63,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,757
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Semperoper

Nearest frequency peer: Semperoper (-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 „sensitive“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sensitive
PropertyValue
Headwordsensitive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɛnziˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sensitive“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Semperoper“ (#63,756), „sexistischen“ (#63,758), „Selbsttötung“ (#63,755). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sensitive“ bei #63,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sensitive is uncommon German at frequency #63,757 among 8,027 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list