Sommerkleid

[ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t]

/[ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sommerkleid” is uncommon German (frequency #79,739 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,739
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leichtes Kleid, geeignet für sommerliche Temperaturen

Key facts for Sommerkleid
PropertyValue
HeadwordSommerkleid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sommerkleid” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sommerkleid lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sommerkleid is uncommon German at frequency #79,739 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Sommerkleid doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sommerkleid, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-K-L-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichtes Kleid, geeignet für sommerliche Temperaturen
  2. 2
    andersartige Behaarung/andersartiges Gefieder bei Tieren im Sommer

Antonyms

Winterkleid

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 "Sommerkleid"?
"Sommerkleid" is spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-K-L-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t].
What does "Sommerkleid" mean?
As a noun, "Sommerkleid" means: leichtes Kleid, geeignet für sommerliche Temperaturen
How do you pronounce "Sommerkleid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sommerkleid" is [ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sommerkleid" come from?
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Using “Sommerkleid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-M-M-E-R-K-L-E-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɔmɐˌklaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list