Sünder

[ˈzʏndɐ]

/[ˈzʏndɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Sünder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,728
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-sunder · Sünder · German

Sünder · rank #19,728 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,728
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sympathischer

Nearest frequency peer: sympathischer (-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 „Sünder“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sünder“ 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).

Sünder vs super
33% similar
Sünder vs Surfer
50% similar
Sünder vs sunset
33% similar

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

Key facts for Sünder
PropertyValue
HeadwordSünder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʏndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,728
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sünder“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sünderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sympathischer“ (#19,727), „taktischen“ (#19,729), „symbolisiert“ (#19,726). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sünder“ bei #19,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sünder (IPA [ˈzʏndɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,728 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sünder, with forms such as "snüder", "ssünder", and "südner". 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, "super", "Surfer", "sunset", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sünder, spelled S-Ü-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ohne das Opfer Christi wäre aus christlicher Sicht jede Sünde unwiderruflich und unheilbar und der Sünder bliebe in Zeit und Ewigkeit von Gott und den Menschen getrennt.“
  2. „Dieser Geruch, der dich daran erinnert, daß du als Sünder geboren wurdest, ein Sünder bleibst, weil du die göttlichen Forderungen nie erfüllen kannst und wohl auch als Sünder in die Verdammnis eingehen wirst.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snüder
  • ssünder
  • südner
  • sündder
  • sünderr
  • sündre
  • sünedr
  • sünnder
  • üsnder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sünder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

snüder2ssünder1südner2sündder1sünderr1sündre2sünedr2sünnder1
Edit distance from "Sünder"

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 "Sünder"?
"Sünder" is spelled S-Ü-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʏndɐ].
What does "Sünder" mean?
As a noun, "Sünder" means: jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat
What words are commonly confused with "Sünder"?
"Sünder" is commonly confused with "super", "Surfer", "sunset". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sünder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sünder" is [ˈzʏndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sünder" come from?
"Sünder" 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 "Sünder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list