Sinnkrise

[ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə]

/[ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sinnkrise” is uncommon German (frequency #96,263 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,263
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geistig-seelische Problemlage, die nach einer Sinnfindung verlangt

Key facts for Sinnkrise
PropertyValue
HeadwordSinnkrise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sinnkrise” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sinnkrise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sinnkrise is uncommon German at frequency #96,263 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geistig-seelische Problemlage, die nach einer Sinnfindung verlangt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sinnkrise, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sinnkrise, spelled S-I-N-N-K-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig-seelische Problemlage, die nach einer Sinnfindung verlangt

Antonyms

Sinnfindung

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 "Sinnkrise"?
"Sinnkrise" is spelled S-I-N-N-K-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə].
What does "Sinnkrise" mean?
As a noun, "Sinnkrise" means: geistig-seelische Problemlage, die nach einer Sinnfindung verlangt
How do you pronounce "Sinnkrise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sinnkrise" is [ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sinnkrise" come from?
"Sinnkrise" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sinnkrise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-N-N-K-R-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɪnˌkʁiːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list