Sensitivität

[zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]

/[zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sensitivität” is uncommon German (frequency #61,023 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,023
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empfindlichkeit von Menschen, Tieren, Pflanzen, Nervenzellen, Systemen für Umweltreize

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensitivitat · Sensitivität · German

Sensitivität · rank #61,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,023
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sentimentalit…

Nearest frequency peer: Sentimentalität (+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 „Sensitivität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sensitivität
PropertyValue
HeadwordSensitivität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sensitivität“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sentimentalität“ (#61,024), „Selm“ (#61,021), „Sekretärinnen“ (#61,020). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sensitivität“ bei #61,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sensitivität is uncommon German at frequency #61,023 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Sensitivität doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Sensitivität, spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empfindlichkeit von Menschen, Tieren, Pflanzen, Nervenzellen, Systemen für Umweltreize
  2. 2
    Tauglichkeit diagnostischer Tests, eine bestimmte Erkrankung zu erkennen
  3. 3
    Fähigkeit eines Tests, einen Sachverhalt zu erkennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sensitivität aller Beteiligten ist von entscheidender Bedeutung für das Funktionieren innerbetrieblicher Zusammenarbeit.
  2. Eine hohe Sensitivität neuronaler Aktivitäten macht Menschen stressanfälliger.

This word in other languages

sensitivity(English)

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 "Sensitivität"?
"Sensitivität" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt].
What does "Sensitivität" mean?
As a noun, "Sensitivität" means: Empfindlichkeit von Menschen, Tieren, Pflanzen, Nervenzellen, Systemen für Umweltreize
How do you pronounce "Sensitivität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sensitivität" is [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sensitivität" come from?
"Sensitivität" 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 "Sensitivität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Siegermächte#61,029Sondierungen#61,040Spielkonsole#61,046Spitzensport#61,049

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list