Sontheim

[ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m]

/[ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m]/ name

The verdict

“Sontheim” is uncommon German (frequency #79,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,742
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-sontheim · Sontheim · German

Sontheim · rank #79,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,742
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonderweg

Nearest frequency peer: Sonderweg (-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 „Sontheim“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sontheim
PropertyValue
HeadwordSontheim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sontheim“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sonderweg“ (#79,741), „sorbische“ (#79,744), „Sommerkleid“ (#79,739). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sontheim“ bei #79,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sontheim is uncommon German at frequency #79,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sontheim in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sontheim, spelled S-O-N-T-H-E-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland
  3. 3
    Stadtteil von Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  4. 4
    Stadtteil von Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  5. 5
    Ortsteil von Heroldstatt, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  6. 6
    Ortsteil von Steinheim am Albuch, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  7. 7
    Ortsteil von Illesheim, Bayern, Deutschland
  8. 8
    Ortsteil von Zusamaltheim, Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sontheim liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
  2. Sontheim liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

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 "Sontheim"?
"Sontheim" is spelled S-O-N-T-H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m].
What does "Sontheim" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sontheim" means: eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Sontheim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sontheim" is [ˈzɔntˌhaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sontheim" come from?
"Sontheim" 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 "Sontheim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list