Sonnenrad
German, noun/ˈzɔnənˈʁaːt/
Sonnenrad is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-R-A-D (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 264,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonnenrad is a German neuter noun meaning “sun wheel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Sonnenrad mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersun wheel
- 2
neuterswastika
- 3
neuterblack sun (a swastika-like symbol from the Nazi regime)
- 4
neuterburning wheel (a wheel braided from straw, which is rolled down a hill in a festive celebration)
- 5
neutersun gear (component of a planetary gear train)
- 6
neuterRimostrombidium lacustris (Strobilidium lacustri) (oligotrichs, a group of ciliates)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Sonnenrad
- Sonnenrades genitive
- Sonnenrads genitive
- Sonnenräder plural
- Sonnenrädchen diminutive neuter
- Sonnenrade dative singular
- Sonnenrädern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sonnenrad?
- /ˈzɔnənˈʁaːt/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sonnenrad in German?
Sonnenrad appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).