Sohn

[zoːn]

/[zoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sohn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#523
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher, direkter Nachkomme

Corpus desk

Index DE-sohn · Sohn · German

Sohn · rank #523 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #523
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prozent

Nearest frequency peer: Prozent (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sohn“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sohn vs son
50% similar
Sohn vs Sun
50% similar
Sohn vs Sol
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sohn
PropertyValue
HeadwordSohn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zoːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#523
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sohn“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Prozent“ (#522), „Spass“ (#524), „Stelle“ (#525). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sohn“ bei #523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Sohn (IPA [zoːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #523 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher, direkter Nachkomme".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sohn, with forms such as "oshn", "shon", and "sohhn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "son", "Sun", "Sol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sohn, spelled S-O-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher, direkter Nachkomme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Dynastien sind oft nur die Söhne erbberechtigt.
  2. „Ein Müller hatte drei Söhne, seine Mühle, einen Esel und einen Kater. Die Söhne mussten mahlen, der Esel Getreide holen und Mehl forttragen und die Katze die Mäuse wegfangen.“

Synonyms

BubBubeBurscheJungeKnabe

This word in other languages

son(English)hijo(Español)fils(Français)filho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oshn
  • shon
  • sohhn
  • sohnn
  • sonh
  • ssohn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sohn - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oshn2shon2sohhn1sohnn1sonh2ssohn1
Edit distance from "Sohn"

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 "Sohn"?
"Sohn" is spelled S-O-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zoːn].
What does "Sohn" mean?
As a noun, "Sohn" means: männlicher, direkter Nachkomme
What words are commonly confused with "Sohn"?
"Sohn" is commonly confused with "son", "Sun", "Sol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sohn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sohn" is [zoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sohn" come from?
"Sohn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wort#527Buch#515Team#513Laut#505

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Stelle6 variantseigene6 variantsFest6 variantsFilm6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list