Sentenz
German, noun/zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/
Sentenz is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-Z (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 148,565th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sentenz is a German feminine noun meaning “saying, maxim, aphorism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “konkreter und prägnant formulierter Ausspruch, der sehr autoritativ und bekannt ist”.
What does Sentenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineobsoletesaying, maxim, aphorism
- 2
femininemasculineobsoletesentence, verdict
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. konkreter und prägnant formulierter Ausspruch, der sehr autoritativ und bekannt ist 2. Urteil eines Richters/Gerichts
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sentenz
- Sentenzen plural
- Sentenzes genitive
- Sentenze dative singular
- Sententz alternative obsolete
- Sentenzien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sentenz?
- /zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/
- [zɛnˈtɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sentenz in German?
Sentenz appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).