sentimentale

[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə]

/[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sentimentale” is uncommon German (frequency #57,400 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,400
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental

Key facts for sentimentale
PropertyValue
Headwordsentimentale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sentimentale” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sentimentale lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sentimentale is uncommon German at frequency #57,400 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sentimentale, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sentimentale, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "sentimentale"?
"sentimentale" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə].
What does "sentimentale" mean?
As an adjective, "sentimentale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sentimental
How do you pronounce "sentimentale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentimentale" is [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentimentale" come from?
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Using “sentimentale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list