Gegensonne
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɔnə]
The verdict
“Gegensonne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufhellung an einer der Sonne entgegengesetzten Horizontstelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegensonne · Gegensonne · German
Gegensonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gegensonne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɔnə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegensonne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gegensonne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɔnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufhellung an einer der Sonne entgegengesetzten Horizontstelle".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gegensonne in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gegensonne, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Aufhellung an einer der Sonne entgegengesetzten Horizontstelle
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gegensonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gegensonne ist eine seltene Erscheinung.
Antonyms
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.