Sonnwende
[ˈzɔnˌvɛndə]
The verdict
“Sonnwende” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Sonne im Laufe eines Sonnenjahres die größte nördliche oder südliche Deklination erreicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-sonnwende · Sonnwende · German
Sonnwende · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Sonnwende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnˌvɛndə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonnwende“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sonnwende is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔnˌvɛndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Sonne im Laufe eines Sonnenjahres die größte nördliche oder südliche Deklination erreicht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Sonnwende in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sonnwende, spelled S-O-N-N-W-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Sonne im Laufe eines Sonnenjahres die größte nördliche oder südliche Deklination erreicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sonnwende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der rauhe Winter war schon fast vorbei. Die untergehende Sonne hatte sich dem Winterhorn genähert, und der Tag der Sonnwende stand bevor.“
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.