Sondierung
[zɔnˈdiːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Sondierung” is uncommon German (frequency #92,230 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,230
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - systematische Erfassung von Gewässertiefen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sondierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɔnˈdiːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sondierung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sondierung is uncommon German at frequency #92,230 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɔnˈdiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sondierung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sondierung, spelled S-O-N-D-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1systematische Erfassung von Gewässertiefen
- 2Einsatz einer Sonde für allfällige Untersuchungen (von Organen oder Geweben)
- 3Einsatz einer Sonde für spezielle Zwecke, zum Beispiel Untersuchung der Boden- oder Untergrundbeschaffenheit, aber auch Einsatz einer Lawinensonde zur Suche nach Verschütteten
- 4Gespräch, um Situationen und Meinungen in Erfahrung zu bringen
This word in other languages
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 “Sondierung”
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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zɔnˈdiːʁʊŋ] (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.