sentimental

[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl]

/[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“sentimental” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,444
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (übertrieben) empfindsam, gefühlvoll, gefühlsbetont, rührselig

Corpus desk

Index DE-sentimental · sentimental · German

sentimental · rank #35,444 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,444
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH selbstbewusst…

Nearest frequency peer: selbstbewusster (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sentimental“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sentimental“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sentimental
PropertyValue
Headwordsentimental
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,444
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sentimental“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sentimentalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „selbstbewusster“ (#35,443), „Seuchen“ (#35,445), „Sinds“ (#35,446). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sentimental“ bei #35,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around sentimental (IPA [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,444 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(übertrieben) empfindsam, gefühlvoll, gefühlsbetont, rührselig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentimental, with forms such as "esntimental", "senitmental", and "senntimental". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sentimental, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    (übertrieben) empfindsam, gefühlvoll, gefühlsbetont, rührselig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Rosamunde-Pilcher-Verfilmungen sehe ich mir nicht an, die sind mir zu sentimental.
  2. Immer wenn ich an meine Ex-Freundin denke werde ich sentimental.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esntimental
  • senitmental
  • senntimental
  • sentiemntal
  • sentimenatl
  • sentimenntal
  • sentimentall
  • sentimentla
  • sentimenttal
  • sentimetnal
  • sentimmental
  • sentimnetal
  • sentmiental
  • senttimental
  • setnimental
  • snetimental
  • ssentimental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentimental - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esntimental2senitmental2senntimental1sentiemntal2sentimenatl2sentimenntal1sentimentall1sentimentla2
Edit distance from "sentimental"

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 "sentimental"?
"sentimental" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl].
What does "sentimental" mean?
As an adjective, "sentimental" means: (übertrieben) empfindsam, gefühlvoll, gefühlsbetont, rührselig
What are common misspellings of "sentimental"?
Common misspellings include "esntimental", "senitmental", "senntimental", "sentiemntal", "sentimenatl". The correct spelling is "sentimental".
How do you pronounce "sentimental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentimental" is [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentimental" come from?
"sentimental" 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 "sentimental", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list