sonder
German, preposition/ˈzɔndɐ/
sonder is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonder is a German preposition meaning “without; except; not including” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “drückt Abwesenheit aus; ohne”.
What does sonder mean in English?
preposition
- 1
archaicwithout; except; not including
prefix
- 1
distinct, specific
- 2
nonstandard, special
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. drückt Abwesenheit aus; ohne
prefix: 1. eine Besonderheit darstellend, die vom Üblichen abweicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce sonder?
- /ˈzɔndɐ/
- [ˈzɔndɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sonder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sonder in German?
sonder appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).