zensieren

/[ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,007

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

zensieren is aGermanverb. It means: eine Note zu einer Leistung geben Pronounced [ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən]. Often confused with zensiert.

Key facts for zensieren
PropertyValue
Headwordzensieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,007
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zensieren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,007 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for zensieren, with forms such as "eznsieren", "zeniseren", and "zennsieren". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zensiert", 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 zensieren, spelled Z-E-N-S-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Note zu einer Leistung geben
  2. 2
    die in den Medien gezeigten Informationen, Bilder oder Meinungen einschränken/zurückhalten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eznsieren,zeniseren,zennsieren,zenseiren,zensieern,zensierenn,zensierne,zensierren,zensireen,zenssieren,zesnieren,znesieren,zzensieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zensieren

Misspelling Variants of "zensieren"

eznsieren9zeniseren9zennsieren10zenseiren9zensieern9zensierenn10zensierne9zensierren10
Misspelling Variants of "zensieren"

Frequency rank: #35,007 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zensieren"?
"zensieren" is spelled Z-E-N-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən].
What does "zensieren" mean?
As a verb, "zensieren" means: eine Note zu einer Leistung geben
What words are commonly confused with "zensieren"?
"zensieren" is commonly confused with "zensiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zensieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zensieren" is [ˌt͡sɛnˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zensieren" come from?
"zensieren" 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.