Sonoritätshierarchie
German, noun/zonoʁiˈtɛːt͡shi̯eʁaʁˌçiː/
Sonoritätshierarchie is spelled S-O-N-O-R-I-T-Ä-T-S-H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-I-E (20 letters). Sonoritätshierarchie is a German feminine noun meaning “sonority hierarchy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hierarchische Ordnung der Laute einer Sprache nach ihrer Schallfülle”.
What does Sonoritätshierarchie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesonority hierarchy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hierarchische Ordnung der Laute einer Sprache nach ihrer Schallfülle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sonoritätshierarchie
- Sonoritätshierarchien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sonoritätshierarchie?
- /zonoʁiˈtɛːt͡shi̯eʁaʁˌçiː/
- [zonoʁiˈtɛːt͡shiʁaʁˌçiː]
- [zonoʁiˈtɛːt͡shi̯eʁaʁˌçiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.