conditio sine qua non
[kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]
The verdict
“conditio sine qua non” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - notwendige Bedingung; Forderung, die unerlässlich ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-conditio-sine-qua-non · conditio sine qua non · German
conditio sine qua non · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | conditio sine qua non |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „conditio sine qua non“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
conditio sine qua non is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "notwendige Bedingung; Forderung, die unerlässlich ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for conditio sine qua non, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is conditio sine qua non, spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O- -S-I-N-E- -Q-U-A- -N-O-N.
Definition
- 1notwendige Bedingung; Forderung, die unerlässlich ist
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.