sinnvoll

/[ˈzɪnˌfɔl]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,684

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

sinnvoll is anGermanadj. It means: geistig rege, mit einem großen Verstand Pronounced [ˈzɪnˌfɔl]. It ranks #2,684 in German word frequency. Often confused with sinnvolle and sinnvoller.

Key facts for sinnvoll
PropertyValue
Headwordsinnvoll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈzɪnˌfɔl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,684
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sinnvoll in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sinnvoll is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪnˌfɔl]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,684 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sinnvoll, with forms such as "isnnvoll", "sinnovll", and "sinnvlol". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sinnvolle", "sinnvoller", "sinnvollen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sinnvoll, spelled S-I-N-N-V-O-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig rege, mit einem großen Verstand
  2. 2
    vernünftig, einem Zweck entsprechend, wohldurchdacht
  3. 3
    für eine Person einen Sinn beinhaltend
  4. 4
    einen Sinngehalt aufweisend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: isnnvoll,sinnovll,sinnvlol,sinnvol,sinnvvoll,sinvnoll,sinvoll,sninvoll,ssinnvoll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sinnvoll

Misspelling Variants of "sinnvoll"

isnnvoll8sinnovll8sinnvlol8sinnvol7sinnvvoll9sinvnoll8sinvoll7sninvoll8
Misspelling Variants of "sinnvoll"

Frequency rank: #2,684 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sinnvoll"?
"sinnvoll" is spelled S-I-N-N-V-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪnˌfɔl].
What does "sinnvoll" mean?
As an adj, "sinnvoll" means: geistig rege, mit einem großen Verstand
What words are commonly confused with "sinnvoll"?
"sinnvoll" is commonly confused with "sinnvolle", "sinnvoller", "sinnvollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sinnvoll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinnvoll" is [ˈzɪnˌfɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinnvoll" come from?
"sinnvoll" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.