Sonnenuhr
[ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Sonnenuhr” is uncommon German (frequency #69,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,718
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - astronomisches Gerät, das den Stand der Sonne am Himmel zu einer genäherten Zeitangabe nutzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonnenuhr · Sonnenuhr · German
Sonnenuhr · rank #69,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,718
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Sonett
Nearest frequency peer: Sonett (-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 „Sonnenuhr“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- somalischen
somalischen
30,286 corpus weight
- Sonderschul…
Sonderschulen
30,285 corpus weight
- Sonett
Sonett
30,284 corpus weight
- Sonnenuhr
Sonnenuhr
30,283 corpus weight
- spanischem
spanischem
30,282 corpus weight
- spas
spas
30,281 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sonnenuhr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnenuhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,718 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnenuhr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sonnenuhr is uncommon German at frequency #69,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "astronomisches Gerät, das den Stand der Sonne am Himmel zu einer genäherten Zeitangabe nutzt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sonnenuhr in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sonnenuhr, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1astronomisches Gerät, das den Stand der Sonne am Himmel zu einer genäherten Zeitangabe nutzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sonnenuhr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sofern die Sonnenuhr so konstruiert ist, dass sie bei Sonnenhöchststand 12 Uhr anzeigt, gibt sie die so genannte wahre Ortszeit an.
„Die dicht vor dem Salon gelegene Gartenanlage bestand aus einem Rondeel mit Sonnenuhr, um das herum, in meist dreieckigen und von Buchsbaum eingefaßten Beeten, allerlei Sommerblumen blühten: Reseda und Rittersporn und Lilien und Levkojen.“
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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