Sontag

[ˈzɔnˌtaːk]

/[ˈzɔnˌtaːk]/ name

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The verdict

“Sontag” is uncommon German (frequency #72,946 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,946
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-sontag · Sontag · German

Sontag · rank #72,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,946
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sommelier

Nearest frequency peer: Sommelier (-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 „Sontag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sontag
PropertyValue
HeadwordSontag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzɔnˌtaːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sontag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sontagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sommelier“ (#72,945), „sou“ (#72,947), „speichere“ (#72,949). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sontag“ bei #72,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sontag is uncommon German at frequency #72,946 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzɔnˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sontag, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sontag, spelled S-O-N-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Sontag ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Sontag wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Sontag"?
"Sontag" is spelled S-O-N-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnˌtaːk].
What does "Sontag" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sontag" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Sontag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sontag" is [ˈzɔnˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sontag" come from?
"Sontag" 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 "Sontag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sheets#72,928strips#72,970Tempos#72,989Thrill#72,993

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list