Sensors

[ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s]

/[ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s]/ noun

The verdict

“Sensors” is uncommon German (frequency #82,131 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,131
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sensor

Corpus desk

Index DE-sensors · Sensors · German

Sensors · rank #82,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,131
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH senile

Nearest frequency peer: senile (-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 „Sensors“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sensors
PropertyValue
HeadwordSensors
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sensors“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sensorsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „senile“ (#82,130), „separiert“ (#82,132), „sells“ (#82,129). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sensors“ bei #82,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sensors is uncommon German at frequency #82,131 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sensor".

Sensors has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sensors, spelled S-E-N-S-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sensor

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 "Sensors"?
"Sensors" is spelled S-E-N-S-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s].
What does "Sensors" mean?
As a noun, "Sensors" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sensor
How do you pronounce "Sensors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sensors" is [ˈzɛnzoːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sensors" come from?
"Sensors" 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 "Sensors", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list