Sonnenuntergang
[ˈzɔnənˌʔʊntɐɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Sonnenuntergang” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,096
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das scheinbare Abtauchen der Sonne unter den Horizont
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonnenuntergang · Sonnenuntergang · German
Sonnenuntergang · rank #9,096 · 22 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,096
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 22 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Shakespeare
Nearest frequency peer: Shakespeare (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Sonnenuntergang”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- serviert
serviert
90,908 corpus weight
- Shakespeare
Shakespeare
90,906 corpus weight
- Sonnenunter…
Sonnenuntergang
90,905 corpus weight
- Spinner
Spinner
90,904 corpus weight
- Spritzen
Spritzen
90,903 corpus weight
- stone
stone
90,902 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sonnenuntergang” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnenuntergang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnənˌʔʊntɐɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #9,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sonnenuntergang” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Sonnenuntergang (IPA [ˈzɔnənˌʔʊntɐɡaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,096 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das scheinbare Abtauchen der Sonne unter den Horizont".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sonnenuntergang, with forms such as "osnnenuntergang", "snonenuntergang", and "sonennuntergang". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sonnenuntergang, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-U-N-T-E-R-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1das scheinbare Abtauchen der Sonne unter den Horizont
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osnnenuntergang
- snonenuntergang
- sonennuntergang
- sonenuntergang
- sonnennuntergang
- sonnennutergang
- sonnenunetrgang
- sonnenunntergang
- sonnenuntegrang
- sonnenunteragng
- sonnenuntergagn
- sonnenuntergangg
- sonnenunterganng
- sonnenunterggang
- sonnenuntergnag
- sonnenunterrgang
- sonnenuntregang
- sonnenunttergang
- sonnenutnergang
- sonneunntergang
- sonnneuntergang
- ssonnenuntergang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sonnenuntergang - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sonnenuntergang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.