Südhang

[ˈzyːtˌhaŋ]

/[ˈzyːtˌhaŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Südhang” is uncommon German (frequency #70,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,862
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Süden exponierter Berghang

Corpus desk

Index DE-sudhang · Südhang · German

Südhang · rank #70,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,862
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tabellenzweit…

Nearest frequency peer: Tabellenzweiten (+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 „Südhang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Südhang
PropertyValue
HeadwordSüdhang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzyːtˌhaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Südhang“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tabellenzweiten“ (#70,863), „tables“ (#70,864), „Tagespolitik“ (#70,865). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Südhang“ bei #70,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Südhang is uncommon German at frequency #70,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzyːtˌhaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach Süden exponierter Berghang".

Südhang has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Südhang, spelled S-Ü-D-H-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Süden exponierter Berghang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Südhang ist es in der Regel wärmer und trockener als am Nordhang.
  2. „Das Château Montenac lag in einem mächtigen Park auf dem Südhang des Zürichberges.“

Antonyms

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 "Südhang"?
"Südhang" is spelled S-Ü-D-H-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzyːtˌhaŋ].
What does "Südhang" mean?
As a noun, "Südhang" means: nach Süden exponierter Berghang
How do you pronounce "Südhang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Südhang" is [ˈzyːtˌhaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Südhang" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list