Sonora

[soˈnoːʁa]

/[soˈnoːʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Sonora” is uncommon German (frequency #92,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,232
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mexikanischer Bundesstaat

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonora · Sonora · German

Sonora · rank #92,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,232
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sondierung

Nearest frequency peer: Sondierung (-2 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 „Sonora“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sonora
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[soˈnoːʁa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sonora“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sonorafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sondierung“ (#92,230), „sondiert“ (#92,229), „Speiseraum“ (#92,238). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonora“ bei #92,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sonora is uncommon German at frequency #92,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [soˈnoːʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mexikanischer Bundesstaat".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sonora in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sonora, spelled S-O-N-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mexikanischer Bundesstaat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Bundesstaat Sonora leben inzwischen ungefähr vierzehntausend französische Kolonisten.“
  2. „Sie schleudern das Kokain aus der Wüste von Sonora über die Absperrungen in die Wüste von Arizona, mit Katapulten, die den Maschinen Leonardo da Vincis nachempfunden sind.“

This word in other languages

Sonora(English)Sonora(Español)

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 "Sonora"?
"Sonora" is spelled S-O-N-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈnoːʁa].
What does "Sonora" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sonora" means: mexikanischer Bundesstaat
How do you pronounce "Sonora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonora" is [soˈnoːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonora" come from?
"Sonora" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sprays#92,247Syrian#92,281scheib#92,174remain#92,133

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list