Sonderzeichen
[ˈzɔndɐˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Sonderzeichen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,001
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schriftzeichen, das nicht zur Reihe der Buchstaben- und Zahlzeichen gehört
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonderzeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔndɐˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #47,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sonderzeichen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Sonderzeichen (IPA [ˈzɔndɐˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,001 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schriftzeichen, das nicht zur Reihe der Buchstaben- und Zahlzeichen gehört".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sonderzeichen, with forms such as "osnderzeichen", "snoderzeichen", and "sodnerzeichen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sonderzeichen, spelled S-O-N-D-E-R-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Schriftzeichen, das nicht zur Reihe der Buchstaben- und Zahlzeichen gehört
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osnderzeichen,snoderzeichen,sodnerzeichen,sondderzeichen,sonderezichen,sonderrzeichen,sonderzecihen,sonderzeicchen,sonderzeicehn,sonderzeichenn,sonderzeichhen,sonderzeichne,sonderzeihcen,sonderziechen,sonderzzeichen,sondezreichen,sondrezeichen,sonedrzeichen,sonnderzeichen,ssonderzeichen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sonderzeichen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Sonderzeichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-N-D-E-R-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɔndɐˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] (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.