Sünder

/[ˈzʏndɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,728

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sünder is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat Pronounced [ˈzʏndɐ]. Often confused with super and Surfer.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sünder in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sünder is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzʏndɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,728 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sünder, with forms such as "snüder", "ssünder", and "südner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "super", "Surfer", "sunset", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sünder, spelled S-Ü-N-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: snüder,ssünder,südner,sündder,sünderr,sündre,sünedr,sünnder,üsnder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sünder

Misspelling Variants of "Sünder"

snüder6ssünder7südner6sündder7sünderr7sündre6sünedr6sünnder7
Misspelling Variants of "Sünder"

Frequency rank: #19,728 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.