Sensitivität
[zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Sensitivität” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,023 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,023
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Empfindlichkeit von Menschen, Tieren, Pflanzen, Nervenzellen, Systemen für Umweltreize
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sensitivität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #61,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sensitivität” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sensitivität is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,023 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Empfindlichkeit von Menschen, Tieren, Pflanzen, Nervenzellen, Systemen für Umweltreize
- 2Tauglichkeit diagnostischer Tests, eine bestimmte Erkrankung zu erkennen
- 3Fähigkeit eines Tests, einen Sachverhalt zu erkennen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Sensitivität”
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-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zɛnzitiviˈtɛːt] (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
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.