Sommerhit

[ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt]

/[ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sommerhit” is uncommon German (frequency #82,157 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,157
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein in einem Sommer besonders erfolgreiches Lied der Unterhaltungsmusik

Corpus desk

Index DE-sommerhit · Sommerhit · German

Sommerhit · rank #82,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,157
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Solarmodule

Nearest frequency peer: Solarmodule (-2 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 „Sommerhit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sommerhit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSommerhit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sommerhit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sommerhitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Solarmodule“ (#82,155), „Songwriterin“ (#82,159), „Sonnenbad“ (#82,160). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sommerhit“ bei #82,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sommerhit is uncommon German at frequency #82,157 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein in einem Sommer besonders erfolgreiches Lied der Unterhaltungsmusik".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sommerhit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sommerhit, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-H-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein in einem Sommer besonders erfolgreiches Lied der Unterhaltungsmusik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es war der Sommerhit des Jahres 1981 in West- und Mitteleuropa.
  2. Es erschien auch auf dem 1997er Album Urban Hymns der Band und war in England der Sommerhit des Jahres 1997.

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 "Sommerhit"?
"Sommerhit" is spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-H-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt].
What does "Sommerhit" mean?
As a noun, "Sommerhit" means: ein in einem Sommer besonders erfolgreiches Lied der Unterhaltungsmusik
How do you pronounce "Sommerhit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sommerhit" is [ˈzɔmɐˌhɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sommerhit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sonnenbad#82,160sprudelte#82,170silbernem#82,140statthaft#82,174

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list