Sonnensegel

[ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩]

/[ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonnensegel” is uncommon German (frequency #70,817 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,817
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoffdach, welches aufgespannt, gegen die Sonnenstrahlen schützt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonnensegel · Sonnensegel · German

Sonnensegel · rank #70,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,817
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonderbaren

Nearest frequency peer: sonderbaren (-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 „Sonnensegel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonnensegel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonnensegel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnensegel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sonnensegelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sonderbaren“ (#70,816), „Sozen“ (#70,818), „Sommertagen“ (#70,815). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonnensegel“ bei #70,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonnensegel is uncommon German at frequency #70,817 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sonnensegel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Sonnensegel, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-E-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stoffdach, welches aufgespannt, gegen die Sonnenstrahlen schützt
  2. 2
    Solarmodul bei Satelliten, Raumfahrzeugen oder -stationen, welches im All Energie gewinnt
  3. 3
    Fläche in Form eines Segels, welches die von der Sonne abgegebene Energie gewinnt und nutzt
  4. 4
    Segel, welches durch den Strahlungsdruck der Sonne ein Raumschiff im All antreibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sonnensegel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kinder spielen im Schatten, den ein über die Terrasse gespanntes Sonnensegel spendet.
  2. „Unter den Sonnensegeln waren die Füße der Schneider zu sehen, die in gleichmäßigem Takt in die Pedale ihrer Nähmaschinen traten.“

Synonyms

MarkiseSonnendachSonnenschirmSonnenschutzSichtschutzWettersegelSolararmeSolarflächeSolarmodulSolarsegelSolarbojeIonensegelSolarsegel

This word in other languages

awning(English)toldo(Español)taud(Français)toldo(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 "Sonnensegel"?
"Sonnensegel" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-E-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩].
What does "Sonnensegel" mean?
As a noun, "Sonnensegel" means: Stoffdach, welches aufgespannt, gegen die Sonnenstrahlen schützt
How do you pronounce "Sonnensegel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonnensegel" is [ˈzɔnənˌzeːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonnensegel" come from?
"Sonnensegel" 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 "Sonnensegel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sonderbaren#70,816Sommertagen#70,815Sommerhitze#70,813Spieleabend#70,822

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list