Sünde

[ˈzʏndə]

/[ˈzʏndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sünde” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,996. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,996
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes

Corpus desk

Index DE-sunde · Sünde · German

Sünde · rank #7,996 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,996
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stürzte

Nearest frequency peer: stürzte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sünde“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sünde“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sünde vs Sure
40% similar
Sünde vs sung
20% similar
Sünde vs Suppe
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sünde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSünde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʏndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,996
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sünde“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sündeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stürzte“ (#7,995), „tatsächliche“ (#7,997), „Stärkung“ (#7,994). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sünde“ bei #7,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Sünde (IPA [ˈzʏndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,996 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sünde, with forms such as "snüde", "ssünde", and "sündde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sure", "sung", "Suppe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Sünde, spelled S-Ü-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes
  2. 2
    negativer Zustand, der durch eine Sünde im religiösen Sinn eintritt
  3. 3
    Durchführung einer Handlung, die negative Auswirkungen hat, wider besseres Wissen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als sie [die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer] nun fortfuhren, ihn zu fragen, richtete er [Jesus] sich auf und sprach zu ihnen: Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist, der werfe den ersten Stein auf sie [die Ehebrecherin].
  2. „Er war so gewohnt, die Sünden anderer zu hören, dass er die Kunst zu beichten selbst beinahe verlernt hatte.“

Synonyms

ÜbertretungZielverfehlungSchuldDummheit

Antonyms

BußeReue

This word in other languages

sin(English)pecado(Español)péché(Français)pecado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snüde
  • ssünde
  • sündde
  • süned
  • sünnde
  • üsnde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sünde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

snüde2ssünde1sündde1süned2sünnde1üsnde2
Edit distance from "Sünde"

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 "Sünde"?
"Sünde" is spelled S-Ü-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʏndə].
What does "Sünde" mean?
As a noun, "Sünde" means: Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes
What words are commonly confused with "Sünde"?
"Sünde" is commonly confused with "Sure", "sung", "Suppe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sünde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sünde" is [ˈzʏndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sünde" come from?
"Sünde" 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 "Sünde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vegan#8,000Flora#8,052Hofer#7,932Guido#7,925

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list