sondiert

[zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t]

/[zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t]/ verb

The verdict

“sondiert” is uncommon German (frequency #92,229 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,229
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sondieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-sondiert · sondiert · German

sondiert · rank #92,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,229
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sondierung

Nearest frequency peer: Sondierung (+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 „sondiert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sondiert
PropertyValue
Headwordsondiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sondiert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sondiertfällt 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: „Sondierung“ (#92,230), „Sonora“ (#92,232), „Skipisten“ (#92,225). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sondiert“ bei #92,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sondiert is uncommon German at frequency #92,229 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sondieren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sondiert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sondiert, spelled S-O-N-D-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sondieren

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 "sondiert"?
"sondiert" is spelled S-O-N-D-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t].
What does "sondiert" mean?
As a verb, "sondiert" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sondieren
How do you pronounce "sondiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sondiert" is [zɔnˈdiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sondiert" come from?
"sondiert" 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 "sondiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list