Tastsinn

[ˈtastˌzɪn]

/[ˈtastˌzɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tastsinn” is uncommon German (frequency #80,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,994
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Sinn, der die Wahrnehmung von Berührungen und Druck ermöglicht; Fähigkeit Berührungen wahrzunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tastsinn · Tastsinn · German

Tastsinn · rank #80,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,994
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tarnt

Nearest frequency peer: tarnt (-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 „Tastsinn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tastsinn
PropertyValue
HeadwordTastsinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtastˌzɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tastsinn“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tarnt“ (#80,993), „Tatzeitpunkt“ (#80,995), „Tanzsaal“ (#80,992). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tastsinn“ bei #80,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tastsinn is uncommon German at frequency #80,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtastˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Sinn, der die Wahrnehmung von Berührungen und Druck ermöglicht; Fähigkeit Berührungen wahrzunehmen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tastsinn, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Tastsinn, spelled T-A-S-T-S-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Sinn, der die Wahrnehmung von Berührungen und Druck ermöglicht; Fähigkeit Berührungen wahrzunehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Tastsinn ist bei Blinden und Sehbehinderten oft sehr gut ausgeprägt.
  2. „Ohr, Nase und Tastsinn bleiben im Schlaf äußeren Einflüssen zugänglich und beeinflussen die Vorstellungen während des Traumes.“

This word in other languages

tacto(Español)toucher(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 "Tastsinn"?
"Tastsinn" is spelled T-A-S-T-S-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtastˌzɪn].
What does "Tastsinn" mean?
As a noun, "Tastsinn" means: der Sinn, der die Wahrnehmung von Berührungen und Druck ermöglicht; Fähigkeit Berührungen wahrzunehmen
How do you pronounce "Tastsinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tastsinn" is [ˈtastˌzɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tastsinn" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tanzsaal#80,992szenisch#80,984textilen#81,004Syndikus#80,983

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list