Sinn des Lebens

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The verdict

“Sinn des Lebens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frage nach dem Zweck des Lebens oder der Existenz im Allgemeinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sinn-des-lebens · Sinn des Lebens · German

Sinn des Lebens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Sinn des Lebens
PropertyValue
HeadwordSinn des Lebens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sinn des Lebens” sits in German frequency

Sinn des Lebens falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sinn des Lebens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frage nach dem Zweck des Lebens oder der Existenz im Allgemeinen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sinn des Lebens, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sinn des Lebens, spelled S-I-N-N- -D-E-S- -L-E-B-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frage nach dem Zweck des Lebens oder der Existenz im Allgemeinen

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sinn des Lebens"?
"Sinn des Lebens" is spelled S-I-N-N- -D-E-S- -L-E-B-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Sinn des Lebens" mean?
As a phrase, "Sinn des Lebens" means: Frage nach dem Zweck des Lebens oder der Existenz im Allgemeinen
How do you pronounce "Sinn des Lebens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sinn des Lebens" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sinn des Lebens" come from?
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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