Sonderposten

[ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩]

/[ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonderposten” is uncommon German (frequency #83,309 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,309
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders preisgünstige Ware

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonderposten · Sonderposten · German

Sonderposten · rank #83,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,309
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonata

Nearest frequency peer: sonata (-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 „Sonderposten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonderposten
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonderposten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonderposten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sonderpostenfällt 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: „sonata“ (#83,308), „sonen“ (#83,310), „Sonnenstand“ (#83,311). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonderposten“ bei #83,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonderposten is uncommon German at frequency #83,309 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders preisgünstige Ware".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sonderposten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sonderposten, spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-P-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders preisgünstige Ware

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Elektromarkt hatte einen Sonderposten Smartphones reinbekommen.

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 "Sonderposten"?
"Sonderposten" is spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-P-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩].
What does "Sonderposten" mean?
As a noun, "Sonderposten" means: besonders preisgünstige Ware
How do you pronounce "Sonderposten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonderposten" is [ˈzɔndɐpɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonderposten" come from?
"Sonderposten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list