Sinfonie

Name: Sinfonie, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˌzɪnfoˈniː]

/[ˌzɪnfoˈniː]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Sinfonie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,060
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großes Werk für Orchester, dessen erster Satz normalerweise in der Form einer Sonate geschrieben ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sinfonie · Sinfonie · German

Sinfonie · rank #21,060 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,060
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH siebziger

Nearest frequency peer: siebziger (-1 rank slots)

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.

shot

78,944
siebziger

78,942
Sinfonie

78,941
sinkende

78,940
sinnlose

78,939
Sitte

78,938

What this shows „Sinfonie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Sinfonie
Property	Value
Headword	Sinfonie
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˌzɪnfoˈniː]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#21,060
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sinfonie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sinfonieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#21,060

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „siebziger“ (#21,059), „sinkende“ (#21,061), „sinnlose“ (#21,062). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sinfonie“ bei #21,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Sinfonie (IPA [ˌzɪnfoˈniː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,060 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein großes Werk für Orchester, dessen erster Satz normalerweise in der Form einer Sonate geschrieben ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sinfonie, with forms such as "isnfonie", "sifnonie", and "sinffonie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sinfonie, spelled S-I-N-F-O-N-I-E.

Definition

1
ein großes Werk für Orchester, dessen erster Satz normalerweise in der Form einer Sonate geschrieben ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sinfonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart komponierte über 50 Sinfonien.
"Kirche und Konzertsaal sollten in Mendelssohns zweiter Sinfonie musikalisch zusammen rücken. …"

Synonyms

Musikstück Komposition Orchesterwerk

This word in other languages

sinfonia(English)sinfonía(Español)symphonie(Français)sinfonia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

isnfonie
sifnonie
sinffonie
sinfnoie
sinfoine
sinfonei
sinfonnie
sinnfonie
sinofnie
snifonie
ssinfonie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sinfonie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Sinfonie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sinfonie"?

"Sinfonie" is spelled S-I-N-F-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzɪnfoˈniː].

What does "Sinfonie" mean?

As a noun, "Sinfonie" means: ein großes Werk für Orchester, dessen erster Satz normalerweise in der Form einer Sonate geschrieben ist

What are common misspellings of "Sinfonie"?

Common misspellings include "isnfonie", "sifnonie", "sinffonie", "sinfnoie", "sinfoine". The correct spelling is "Sinfonie".

How do you pronounce "Sinfonie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sinfonie" is [ˌzɪnfoˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sinfonie" come from?

"Sinfonie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sinfonie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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