Sonderbehandlung
German, noun/ˈzɔndɐbəˌhandlʊŋ/
Sonderbehandlung is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonderbehandlung is a German feminine noun meaning “special treatment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besondere, meist bevorzugende Behandlung einer Person”.
What does Sonderbehandlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespecial treatment
Es darf hier keine Sonderbehandlung für Einzelne geben, sondern gleiches Recht für alle.
- 2
feminineextermination, killing, extrajudicial execution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. besondere, meist bevorzugende Behandlung einer Person 2. Tarnbezeichnung in der NS-Sprache für die Ermordung von Menschen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sonderbehandlung
- Sonderbehandlungen plural
- S.B. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sonderbehandlung?
- /ˈzɔndɐbəˌhandlʊŋ/
- [ˈzɔndɐbəˌhandlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sonderbehandlung in German?
Sonderbehandlung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).