Sombrero
[zɔmˈbʁeːʁo]
The verdict
“Sombrero” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kopfbedeckung mit breitem Rand vor allem in Mittel- und Südamerika
Corpus desk
Index DE-sombrero · Sombrero · German
Sombrero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sombrero |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɔmˈbʁeːʁo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sombrero“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sombrero is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɔmˈbʁeːʁo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kopfbedeckung mit breitem Rand vor allem in Mittel- und Südamerika".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sombrero, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sombrero, spelled S-O-M-B-R-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Kopfbedeckung mit breitem Rand vor allem in Mittel- und Südamerika
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sombrero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„…Tuco beendet seinen Drink und geht in Richtung seines Sombreros, den er mit Geld gefüllt anzutreffen hofft. Er findet jedoch kein Geld, sondern nur eine halb gerauchte Zigarre in seinem Sombrero. Er hebt die Zigarre auf, raucht und geht zum Saloon zurück.“
„Santos Dumont war ein Zauberwort, das an einen schönen gezwirbelten Schnurrbart, einen Sombrero, Sporen, etwas Flottes, Feines, Lustiges, Abenteuerliches denken ließ.“
This word in other languages
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.