sünnelen
[ˈzʏnələn]
The verdict
“sünnelen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich von der Sonne bescheinen lassen, ein Sonnenbad nehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sünnelen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzʏnələn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sünnelen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sünnelen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzʏnələn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for sünnelen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sünnelen, spelled S-Ü-N-N-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich von der Sonne bescheinen lassen, ein Sonnenbad nehmen
- 2durch die unter [1] beschriebene Tätigkeit bewirken, dass die Haut einen bräunlichen/bräunlicheren Farbton annimmt
- 3jemanden neckisch mit dem von einem Spiegel, einer polierten Fläche geworfenen Reflex des Sonnenlichts blenden
- 4durch die Einwirkung der Sonne einen (guten) Geruch besitzen
- 5von der Sonne zu sehr durchbrannt sein; wegen des von der Sonne ausgedörrten Bodens fast dürr geworden
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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.
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Using “sünnelen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-Ü-N-N-E-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.