Sodom und Gomorrha
[ˈzoːdɔm ʊnt ɡoˈmɔʁa]
The verdict
“Sodom und Gomorrha” 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
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ort mit zügellosem, lasterhaftem, unkontrolliertem, schockierendem Geschehen; auch in Äußerungen der Entrüstung gebräuchlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sodom und Gomorrha |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈzoːdɔm ʊnt ɡoˈmɔʁa] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sodom und Gomorrha” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sodom und Gomorrha is 18 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzoːdɔm ʊnt ɡoˈmɔʁa]. 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: "Ort mit zügellosem, lasterhaftem, unkontrolliertem, schockierendem Geschehen; auch in Äußerungen der Entrüstung gebräuchlich".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sodom und Gomorrha, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sodom und Gomorrha, spelled S-O-D-O-M- -U-N-D- -G-O-M-O-R-R-H-A.
Definition
- 1Ort mit zügellosem, lasterhaftem, unkontrolliertem, schockierendem Geschehen; auch in Äußerungen der Entrüstung gebräuchlich
Synonyms
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Using “Sodom und Gomorrha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-D-O-M- -U-N-D- -G-O-M-O-R-R-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.