Herbstsonne
[ˈhɛʁpstˌzɔnə]
The verdict
“Herbstsonne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sonne in ihrer Art, wie sie im Herbst scheint
Corpus desk
Index DE-herbstsonne · Herbstsonne · German
Herbstsonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Herbstsonne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁpstˌzɔnə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herbstsonne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herbstsonne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁpstˌzɔnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sonne in ihrer Art, wie sie im Herbst scheint".
Zero misspellings are on record for Herbstsonne in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Herbstsonne, spelled H-E-R-B-S-T-S-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1die Sonne in ihrer Art, wie sie im Herbst scheint
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Herbstsonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wieder einmal sitzt man von goldener Herbstsonne beschienen unter einem Nußbaum im Garten beieinander.“
„Inzwischen war es kalt geworden, von der spanischen Herbstsonne war kaum mehr ein blasser Schimmer am immergrauen Himmel zu entdecken.“
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.