Sinnenlust
[ˈzɪnənˌlʊst]
The verdict
“Sinnenlust” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lust/Freude, die durch die Sinne erlebt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-sinnenlust · Sinnenlust · German
Sinnenlust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sinnenlust |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪnənˌlʊst] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sinnenlust“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sinnenlust is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪnənˌlʊst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lust/Freude, die durch die Sinne erlebt wird".
Sinnenlust doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Sinnenlust, spelled S-I-N-N-E-N-L-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1Lust/Freude, die durch die Sinne erlebt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sinnenlust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich konnte nicht anders, als ihrem Wunsche nachzukommen; und so erfand ich drei kleine Romane, in denen ich mit Gefühlen und vollkommener Liebe nicht sparte, ohne je von Sinnenlust zu sprechen, wenn ich sah, daß sie es erwartete.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.