conditio sine qua non
[kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]
The verdict
“conditio sine qua non” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - notwendige Bedingung; Forderung, die unerlässlich ist
| 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) |
Where “conditio sine qua non” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for conditio sine qua non is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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- The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O- -S-I-N-E- -Q-U-A- -N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.