Sündflut
[ˈzʏntˌfluːt]
The verdict
“Sündflut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - biblisches Ereignis, bei dem Gott die Erde überflutete, um die Menschheit für ihr sündiges Leben zu strafen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sundflut · Sündflut · German
Sündflut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sündflut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzʏntˌfluːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sündflut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sündflut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzʏntˌfluːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "biblisches Ereignis, bei dem Gott die Erde überflutete, um die Menschheit für ihr sündiges Leben zu strafen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sündflut in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sündflut, spelled S-Ü-N-D-F-L-U-T.
Definition
- 1biblisches Ereignis, bei dem Gott die Erde überflutete, um die Menschheit für ihr sündiges Leben zu strafen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sündflut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nur Noah mit seiner Familie überstand die Sündflut unbeschadet.
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.