Sonoma

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The verdict

“Sonoma” is uncommon German (frequency #85,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,862
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonoma · Sonoma · German

Sonoma · rank #85,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonnenschirme

Nearest frequency peer: Sonnenschirme (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sonoma“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sonoma“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonoma
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonoma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonoma“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sonomafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sonnenschirme“ (#85,861), „Sonderermittler“ (#85,860), „Sortimente“ (#85,865). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonoma“ bei #85,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonoma is uncommon German at frequency #85,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sonoma, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sonoma, spelled S-O-N-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sonoma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wenn man so lange nicht gebadet hat, dass man stinkt, fühlt sich schon eine warme Dusche so gut an wie eine Entziehungskur mit Schlammklistieren in Sonoma.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sonoma"?
"Sonoma" is spelled S-O-N-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Sonoma" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sonoma" means: Ort im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien
How do you pronounce "Sonoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonoma" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonoma" come from?
"Sonoma" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sonoma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list