Sodomie

[zodoˈmiː]

/[zodoˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sodomie” is uncommon German (frequency #71,849 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,849
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschlechtsverkehr mit Tieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-sodomie · Sodomie · German

Sodomie · rank #71,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,849
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SNP

Nearest frequency peer: SNP (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sodomie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sodomie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sodomie
PropertyValue
HeadwordSodomie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zodoˈmiː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sodomie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sodomiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „SNP“ (#71,848), „solare“ (#71,851), „Solarthermie“ (#71,852). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sodomie“ bei #71,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sodomie is uncommon German at frequency #71,849 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zodoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Sodomie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sodomie, spelled S-O-D-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschlechtsverkehr mit Tieren
  2. 2
    lasterhafte sexuelle Praktiken, beispielsweise Analverkehr, Oralverkehr, Verkehr unter Gleichgeschlechtlichen, zeitweise auch Masturbation oder Reiterstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sodomie ist verpönt.
  2. „Er blickte mich über seine Brille hinweg an, als wäre ich soeben der Sodomie überführt worden.“

Synonyms

ZoophilieParaphilie

This word in other languages

bestiality(English)sodomía(Español)zoophilie(Français)

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 "Sodomie"?
"Sodomie" is spelled S-O-D-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zodoˈmiː].
What does "Sodomie" mean?
As a noun, "Sodomie" means: Geschlechtsverkehr mit Tieren
How do you pronounce "Sodomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sodomie" is [zodoˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sodomie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seziert#71,841Schmaus#71,818Schlupf#71,816Schemen#71,804

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list