Sonnengott

[ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt]

/[ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonnengott” is uncommon German (frequency #67,715 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,715
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gott der Sonne

Key facts for Sonnengott
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonnengott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sonnengott” 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). Sonnengott lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonnengott is uncommon German at frequency #67,715 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gott der Sonne".

Sonnengott doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Sonnengott, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-G-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gott der Sonne

Synonyms

Sonnengottheit

Antonyms

Mondgott

This word in other languages

sun god(English)dieu-soleil(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 "Sonnengott"?
"Sonnengott" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-G-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt].
What does "Sonnengott" mean?
As a noun, "Sonnengott" means: Gott der Sonne
How do you pronounce "Sonnengott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonnengott" is [ˈzɔnənˌɡɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonnengott" come from?
"Sonnengott" 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 “Sonnengott”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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