Sinnsuche
[ˈzɪnˌzuːxə]
The verdict
“Sinnsuche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Bemühung und Prozess mit dem Ziel, eine persönliche Wertvorstellung für das eigene Denken und Handeln zu finden
Corpus desk
Index DE-sinnsuche · Sinnsuche · German
Sinnsuche · 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 | Sinnsuche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪnˌzuːxə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sinnsuche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sinnsuche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪnˌzuːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bemühung und Prozess mit dem Ziel, eine persönliche Wertvorstellung für das eigene Denken und Handeln zu finden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sinnsuche, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sinnsuche, spelled S-I-N-N-S-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Bemühung und Prozess mit dem Ziel, eine persönliche Wertvorstellung für das eigene Denken und Handeln zu finden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sinnsuche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sinnsuche ist die Suche nach einer neuen Heimat. Diese muss nicht auch die Heimat der anderen sein.“
„Ihr zweiter Roman ist erfüllt vom eisigen Grauen einer scheiternden Sinnsuche.“
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.