Sonnenflecken

[ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩]

/[ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonnenflecken” is uncommon German (frequency #97,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,718
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonnenflecken · Sonnenflecken · German

Sonnenflecken · rank #97,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,718
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonnenbaden

Nearest frequency peer: sonnenbaden (-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 „Sonnenflecken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonnenflecken
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonnenflecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnenflecken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sonnenfleckenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sonnenbaden“ (#97,717), „Sozialistin“ (#97,719), „Sondersendungen“ (#97,715). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonnenflecken“ bei #97,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonnenflecken is uncommon German at frequency #97,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Sonnenflecken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sonnenflecken, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-F-L-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck

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 "Sonnenflecken"?
"Sonnenflecken" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-F-L-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩].
What does "Sonnenflecken" mean?
As a noun, "Sonnenflecken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sonnenfleck
How do you pronounce "Sonnenflecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonnenflecken" is [ˈzɔnənˌflɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonnenflecken" come from?
"Sonnenflecken" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sonnenflecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stochastische#97,759strafversetzt#97,762Stromspeicher#97,770Schutzschicht#97,664

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list