sonderbaren

[ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən]

/[ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“sonderbaren” is uncommon German (frequency #70,816 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,816
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar

Key facts for sonderbaren
PropertyValue
Headwordsonderbaren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sonderbaren” 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). sonderbaren lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sonderbaren is uncommon German at frequency #70,816 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sonderbaren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sonderbaren, spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-B-A-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar

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 "sonderbaren"?
"sonderbaren" is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-B-A-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən].
What does "sonderbaren" mean?
As an adjective, "sonderbaren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sonderbar
How do you pronounce "sonderbaren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonderbaren" is [ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonderbaren" come from?
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Using “sonderbaren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-N-D-E-R-B-A-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɔndɐˌbaːʁən] (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

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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