Sonnenstrahl
[ˈzɔnənˌʃtʁaːl]
The verdict
“Sonnenstrahl” is uncommon German (frequency #50,888 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,888
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein einzelner Strahl der Sonne
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonnenstrahl · Sonnenstrahl · German
Sonnenstrahl · rank #50,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,888
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Skye
Nearest frequency peer: Skye (-2 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 „Sonnenstrahl“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Sitzheizung
Sitzheizung
49,117 corpus weight
- Skigebiete
Skigebiete
49,116 corpus weight
- Skye
Skye
49,115 corpus weight
- Sonnenstrahl
Sonnenstrahl
49,113 corpus weight
- sozialdemok…
sozialdemokratisch
49,111 corpus weight
- Sparpolitik
Sparpolitik
49,110 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sonnenstrahl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnenstrahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnənˌʃtʁaːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnenstrahl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sonnenstrahl is uncommon German at frequency #50,888 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌʃtʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein einzelner Strahl der Sonne".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sonnenstrahl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sonnenstrahl, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-T-R-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1ein einzelner Strahl der Sonne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sonnenstrahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein kleines Schiff, vom letzten Sonnenstrahl getroffen, glitt – ein leuchtender Rubin – über den bläulichen Atlas des Wassers.“
„Die durch eine Kombination von Sonnenstrahlen und Schnee erzeugte Helligkeit des Bildeindrucks erinnert an einen geradezu überirdischen Glanz.“
This word in other languages
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.
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