Sonde

/[ˈzɔndə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,175

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sonde is aGermannoun. It means: ein stab-, röhren- oder schlauchförmiges Instrument zum Einführen in Körperhöhlen, um sie zu untersuchen und zu behandeln Pronounced [ˈzɔndə]. Often confused with Song and sonn.

Key facts for Sonde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,175
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sonde in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sonde is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,175 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sonde, with forms such as "osnde", "snode", and "sodne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Song", "sonn", "sons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sonde, spelled S-O-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein stab-, röhren- oder schlauchförmiges Instrument zum Einführen in Körperhöhlen, um sie zu untersuchen und zu behandeln
  2. 2
    ein dünner Schlauch zur künstlichen Ernährung von Lebewesen
  3. 3
    ein unbemannter Flugkörper
  4. 4
    ein technisches Instrument zum Messen von physikalischen Größen in Flüssigkeiten
  5. 5
    eine Probebohrung
  6. 6
    ein Handinstrument aus Stahl mit abgewinkeltem spitzen oder stumpfen Arbeitsende zur Untersuchung der Zähne und des Zahnfleischs
  7. 7
    ein unbemanntes U-Boot, das in größere Tiefen vordringen kann

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osnde,snode,sodne,sondde,soned,sonnde,ssonde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sonde

Misspelling Variants of "Sonde"

osnde5snode5sodne5sondde6soned5sonnde6ssonde6
Misspelling Variants of "Sonde"

Frequency rank: #14,175 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sonde"?
"Sonde" is spelled S-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔndə].
What does "Sonde" mean?
As a noun, "Sonde" means: ein stab-, röhren- oder schlauchförmiges Instrument zum Einführen in Körperhöhlen, um sie zu untersuchen und zu behandeln
What words are commonly confused with "Sonde"?
"Sonde" is commonly confused with "Song", "sonn", "sons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sonde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonde" is [ˈzɔndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonde" come from?
"Sonde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.