sondern

[ˈzɔndɐn]

/[ˈzɔndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“sondern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#157
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sondern · sondern · German

sondern · rank #157 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #157
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH neue

Nearest frequency peer: neue (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sondern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sondern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sondern vs Sünden
57% similar
sondern vs Sonnen
57% similar
sondern vs Sünder
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sondern
PropertyValue
Headwordsondern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɔndɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#157
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sondern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sondernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „neue“ (#156), „5“ (#158), „gerade“ (#155). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sondern“ bei #157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sondern (IPA [ˈzɔndɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #157 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "trennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sondern, with forms such as "osndern", "snodern", and "sodnern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Sünden", "Sonnen", "Sünder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sondern, spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    trennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Dualen System werden die Wertstoffe vom Müll gesondert.

Synonyms

scheidenseparierentrennen

Antonyms

verbindenzusammenfügen

This word in other languages

separate(English)separar(Español)séparer(Français)separar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osndern
  • snodern
  • sodnern
  • sonddern
  • sondenr
  • sondernn
  • sonderrn
  • sondren
  • sonedrn
  • sonndern
  • ssondern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sondern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osndern2snodern2sodnern2sonddern1sondenr2sondernn1sonderrn1sondren2
Edit distance from "sondern"

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 "sondern"?
"sondern" is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔndɐn].
What does "sondern" mean?
As a verb, "sondern" means: trennen
What words are commonly confused with "sondern"?
"sondern" is commonly confused with "Sünden", "Sonnen", "Sünder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sondern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sondern" is [ˈzɔndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sondern" come from?
"sondern" 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 "sondern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anderen#135während#195bereits#196einfach#110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

richtig11 variantsletzten11 variantsarbeiten11 variantsmöglich11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list