Inductive sensor device comprising: a scale having a plurality of scale elements that are adapted to create a field pattern S(x) in at least one line and extending in a measuring direction (M), a sensor unit , wherein the sensor unit and the scale are moveable relative to each other in the measuring direction (M), wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one receive circuit with at least one receive coil respectively that is adapted to detect the field pattern S(x), wherein each of the at least one receive coil contains loops that are arranged adjacent to each other in measuring direction (M), wherein each loop encloses a loop area (C m , C ei ), wherein the at least one receive coil extends between a first end and a second end in measuring direction (M) and has a coil length (lc) in measuring direction (M) between the first end and the second end that is shorter compared with the length of the at least one line of scale elements , wherein the at least one receive coil has a first end section directly adjacent to the first end a second end section directly adjacent to the second end and a middle section between the two end sections , wherein the amount of the loop area (C ei ) of the at least one loop arranged in each of the end sections is smaller than the amount of the loop area (C m ) of the at least one loop arranged in the middle section , thus providing a sensitivity pattern P(x) of the at least one receive coil with different weightings to the loops , characterized in that the sensitivity pattern P(x) of the at least one receive coil has the property that the average value of the modified sensitivity pattern P ∗ (x)=P(x)T(x) is zero for a range of tilt weighting functions T(x) describing a tilt and/or misalignment between the sensor unit and the scale in measuring direction (M). a scale having a plurality of scale elements that are adapted to create a field pattern S(x) in at least one line and extending in a measuring direction (M), a sensor unit , wherein the sensor unit and the scale are moveable relative to each other in the measuring direction (M), wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one receive circuit with at least one receive coil respectively that is adapted to detect the field pattern S(x), wherein each of the at least one receive coil contains loops that are arranged adjacent to each other in measuring direction (M), wherein each loop encloses a loop area (C m , C ei ), wherein the at least one receive coil extends between a first end and a second end in measuring direction (M) and has a coil length (lc) in measuring direction (M) between the first end and the second end that is shorter compared with the length of the at least one line of scale elements , wherein the at least one receive coil has a first end section directly adjacent to the first end a second end section directly adjacent to the second end and a middle section between the two end sections , wherein the amount of the loop area (C ei ) of the at least one loop arranged in each of the end sections is smaller than the amount of the loop area (C m ) of the at least one loop arranged in the middle section , thus providing a sensitivity pattern P(x) of the at least one receive coil with different weightings to the loops , characterized in that the sensitivity pattern P(x) of the at least one receive coil has the property that the average value of the modified sensitivity pattern P ∗ (x)=P(x)T(x) is zero for a range of tilt weighting functions T(x) describing a tilt and/or misalignment between the sensor unit and the scale in measuring direction (M). <EOS>