Sonntagnacht
[ˈzɔntaːkˌnaxt]
The verdict
“Sonntagnacht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Nacht von einem Sonntag auf einen Montag
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonntagnacht · Sonntagnacht · German
Sonntagnacht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Sonntagnacht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔntaːkˌnaxt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonntagnacht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sonntagnacht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔntaːkˌnaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nacht von einem Sonntag auf einen Montag".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sonntagnacht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sonntagnacht, spelled S-O-N-N-T-A-G-N-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1die Nacht von einem Sonntag auf einen Montag
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sonntagnacht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sonntagnacht habe ich ganz schlecht geschlafen.
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.