-sund

[zʊnt]

/[zʊnt]/ name

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The verdict

“-sund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Meerenge, Durchfahrt, Durchgang

Key facts for -sund
PropertyValue
Headword-sund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zʊnt]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-sund” sits in German frequency

-sund falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-sund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ortsnamengrundwort für Meerenge, Durchfahrt, Durchgang".

Zero misspellings are on record for -sund in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is -sund, spelled --S-U-N-D.

Definition

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    Ortsnamengrundwort für Meerenge, Durchfahrt, Durchgang

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-sund"?
"-sund" is spelled --S-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊnt].
What does "-sund" mean?
As a proper noun, "-sund" means: Ortsnamengrundwort für Meerenge, Durchfahrt, Durchgang
How do you pronounce "-sund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-sund" is [zʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-sund" come from?
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Using “-sund”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is --S-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list