Sentimentalität

[zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt]

/[zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sentimentalität” is uncommon German (frequency #61,024 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,024
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Plural, oft abwertend: zu große Empfindsamkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-sentimentalitat · Sentimentalität · German

Sentimentalität · rank #61,024 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,024
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sensitivität

Nearest frequency peer: Sensitivität (-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 „Sentimentalität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sentimentalität
PropertyValue
HeadwordSentimentalität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#61,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sentimentalität“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sentimentalitätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sensitivität“ (#61,023), „several“ (#61,026), „Selm“ (#61,021). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sentimentalität“ bei #61,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sentimentalität is uncommon German at frequency #61,024 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Sentimentalität in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sentimentalität, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Plural, oft abwertend: zu große Empfindsamkeit
  2. 2
    meist Plural: etwas, das sentimental ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Lied zeichnet sich durch starke Sentimentalität aus.
  2. „Es war ganz nach ihrer Art, die Sentimentalität eines Abschieds zu vermeiden.“

Synonyms

RührseligkeitGefühlsduselei

This word in other languages

sentimentality(English)sentimentalismo(Español)sentimentalité(Français)

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 "Sentimentalität"?
"Sentimentalität" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt].
What does "Sentimentalität" mean?
As a noun, "Sentimentalität" means: ohne Plural, oft abwertend: zu große Empfindsamkeit
How do you pronounce "Sentimentalität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sentimentalität" is [zɛntimɛntaliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sentimentalität" come from?
"Sentimentalität" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sentimentalität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scheibenbremsen#60,984Rechtsgutachten#60,939Ratsmitgliedern#60,933ununterbrochene#61,126

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list