Sonnenstand

[ˈzɔnənˌʃtant]

/[ˈzɔnənˌʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sonnenstand” is uncommon German (frequency #83,311 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,311
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Position der Sonne am Himmel über einem Beobachtungsort

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonnenstand · Sonnenstand · German

Sonnenstand · rank #83,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,311
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonen

Nearest frequency peer: sonen (-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 „Sonnenstand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonnenstand
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonnenstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌʃtant]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnenstand“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sonen“ (#83,310), „Sonnenstich“ (#83,312), „Sonderposten“ (#83,309). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonnenstand“ bei #83,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonnenstand is uncommon German at frequency #83,311 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Position der Sonne am Himmel über einem Beobachtungsort".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sonnenstand in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sonnenstand, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Position der Sonne am Himmel über einem Beobachtungsort

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Konvektionsregen reichen nämlich meist nicht so weit vom Äquator weg wie der Zenitstand der Sonne, d.h. bis zu den Wendekreisen, und außerdem hinken sie zeitlich um 1–2 Monate dem Sonnenstande nach.“
  2. „Nach der Mahlzeit besah sich der Ingenieur den Sonnenstand und stellte seine Taschenuhr danach ein.“

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 "Sonnenstand"?
"Sonnenstand" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌʃtant].
What does "Sonnenstand" mean?
As a noun, "Sonnenstand" means: Position der Sonne am Himmel über einem Beobachtungsort
How do you pronounce "Sonnenstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonnenstand" is [ˈzɔnənˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonnenstand" come from?
"Sonnenstand" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sonnenstich#83,312Sperrstunde#83,320Sektempfang#83,290Stimmenfang#83,345

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list