sinngemäß
[ˈzɪnɡəˌmɛːs]
The verdict
“sinngemäß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur attributiv verwendet, über Äußerungen, Aussagen, Texte: die Bedeutung einer Äußerung (und nicht die Äußerung selbst) wiedergebend; den wesentlichen Gehalt darstellend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sinngema · sinngemäß · German
sinngemäß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | sinngemäß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɪnɡəˌmɛːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sinngemäß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sinngemäß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɪnɡəˌmɛːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sinngemäß, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sinngemäß, spelled S-I-N-N-G-E-M-Ä-S-S.
Definition
- 1nur attributiv verwendet, über Äußerungen, Aussagen, Texte: die Bedeutung einer Äußerung (und nicht die Äußerung selbst) wiedergebend; den wesentlichen Gehalt darstellend
- 2der Vernunft, dem Verstand entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sinngemäß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dies ist eine sinngemäße Übersetzung des Originaldokumentes.
Die Muskelbewegungen sind nicht Summen von Reflexen, sondern sinngemäßes Verhalten eines Lebens in Umwelt und Situation.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.