Sonderkommission

[ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]

/[ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonderkommission” is uncommon German (frequency #65,690 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,690
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeitsgruppe, die eigens für eine ganz bestimmte Aufgabe eingerichtet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonderkommission · Sonderkommission · German

Sonderkommission · rank #65,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,690
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonette

Nearest frequency peer: Sonette (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sonderkommission“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sonderkommission“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonderkommission
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonderkommission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]
Letters16
Frequency rank#65,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonderkommission“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sonderkommissionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sonette“ (#65,691), „skalieren“ (#65,688), „sinnvollerweise“ (#65,687). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonderkommission“ bei #65,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonderkommission is uncommon German at frequency #65,690 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbeitsgruppe, die eigens für eine ganz bestimmte Aufgabe eingerichtet ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sonderkommission, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sonderkommission, spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeitsgruppe, die eigens für eine ganz bestimmte Aufgabe eingerichtet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sonderkommission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Noch in der Unglücksnacht bildete die Kriminalpolizei Ulm die Sonderkommission „Crash“ mit 20 Beamten.“

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 "Sonderkommission"?
"Sonderkommission" is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn].
What does "Sonderkommission" mean?
As a noun, "Sonderkommission" means: Arbeitsgruppe, die eigens für eine ganz bestimmte Aufgabe eingerichtet ist
How do you pronounce "Sonderkommission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonderkommission" is [ˈzɔndɐkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonderkommission" come from?
"Sonderkommission" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sonderkommission", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list