sonnenbaden

[ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩]

/[ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sonnenbaden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,717 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,717
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein oder mehrere Sonnenbäder nehmen

Key facts for sonnenbaden
PropertyValue
Headwordsonnenbaden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sonnenbaden” 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). sonnenbaden lands here:

#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 sonnenbaden is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,717 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein oder mehrere Sonnenbäder nehmen".

Zero misspellings are on record for sonnenbaden in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sonnenbaden, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-B-A-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein oder mehrere Sonnenbäder nehmen

Synonyms

sich sonnensünnelen

This word in other languages

tomar el sol(Español)prendre(Français)tomar(Português)

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 "sonnenbaden"?
"sonnenbaden" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-B-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩].
What does "sonnenbaden" mean?
As a verb, "sonnenbaden" means: ein oder mehrere Sonnenbäder nehmen
How do you pronounce "sonnenbaden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonnenbaden" is [ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonnenbaden" come from?
"sonnenbaden" 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 “sonnenbaden”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-N-N-E-N-B-A-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɔnənˌbaːdn̩] (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
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list