sondieren

Name: sondieren, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[zɔnˈdiːʁən]

/[zɔnˈdiːʁən]/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sondieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,684 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#68,684
frequency rank, German: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas untersuchen, zum Beispiel Alternativen und Möglichkeiten abklären, betrachten

Key facts for sondieren
Property	Value
Headword	sondieren
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[zɔnˈdiːʁən]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#68,684
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sondieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sondieren lands here:

#68,684

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sondieren is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɔnˈdiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,684 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sondieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sondieren, spelled S-O-N-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

1
etwas untersuchen, zum Beispiel Alternativen und Möglichkeiten abklären, betrachten
2
mit Hilfe eines in den Körper eingeführten Beobachtungsgerätes (Sonde) untersuchen
3
mit Hilfe von Geräten ein Gebiet, zum Beispiel den Boden, erkunden
4
loten, die Wassertiefe messen

This word in other languages

sound(English)sondar(Español)sonder(Français)

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 "sondieren"?

"sondieren" is spelled S-O-N-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔnˈdiːʁən].

What does "sondieren" mean?

As a verb, "sondieren" means: etwas untersuchen, zum Beispiel Alternativen und Möglichkeiten abklären, betrachten

How do you pronounce "sondieren"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sondieren" is [zɔnˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sondieren" come from?

"sondieren" 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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Using “sondieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-O-N-D-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [zɔnˈdiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.