Sonnenzeit
[ˈzɔnənˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Sonnenzeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch die scheinbare Bewegung der Sonne um die Erde bestimmte und gemessene Zeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonnenzeit · Sonnenzeit · German
Sonnenzeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnenzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnənˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnenzeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sonnenzeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnənˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sonnenzeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sonnenzeit, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1durch die scheinbare Bewegung der Sonne um die Erde bestimmte und gemessene Zeit
- 2Sonnenuhr
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sonnenzeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sonnenzeit nennt man, im Gegensatz zur Sternzeit, die nach dem scheinbaren täglichen Umlauf der Sonne abgemessene Zeit.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.