sinnfrei

[ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“sinnfrei” is uncommon German (frequency #63,768 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,768
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Sinn unabhängig, ohne Sinn, nicht hinterfragend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sinnfrei · sinnfrei · German

sinnfrei · rank #63,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,768
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Silicium

Nearest frequency peer: Silicium (-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 „sinnfrei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sinnfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordsinnfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sinnfrei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sinnfreifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Silicium“ (#63,767), „sip“ (#63,769), „signora“ (#63,766). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sinnfrei“ bei #63,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sinnfrei is uncommon German at frequency #63,768 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sinnfrei in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sinnfrei, spelled S-I-N-N-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Sinn unabhängig, ohne Sinn, nicht hinterfragend
  2. 2
    ohne erkennbaren Sinn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Physik ([Natur-]Wissenschaften) enthält keinen Sinn, ist jedoch nicht sinnlos, sondern sinnfrei.
  2. Für mich ist ein mit Solarzellen ausgerüsteter Regenschirm sinnfrei.

Synonyms

inhaltslosinhaltsleersinnlosabsurdunsinnigschwachsinnigunnütznutzlosvergeblichwitzloshemmungslos

Antonyms

inhaltsreichsinnvollsinnhaftsinnreich

This word in other languages

senseless(English)absurde(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 "sinnfrei"?
"sinnfrei" is spelled S-I-N-N-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "sinnfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "sinnfrei" means: vom Sinn unabhängig, ohne Sinn, nicht hinterfragend
How do you pronounce "sinnfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinnfrei" is [ˈzɪnˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinnfrei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Silicium#63,767shuttles#63,762segelten#63,752Scottish#63,748

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list