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 May 6, 2026) - Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Sonne im Laufe eines Sonnenjahres die größte nördliche oder südliche Deklination erreicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnwende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔnˌvɛndə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sonnwende” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “Sonnwende”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-N-N-W-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɔnˌvɛndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.