sunrise

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The verdict

“sunrise” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,408
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Aufstieg der Sonne über den Horizont; Sonnenaufgang

Corpus desk

Index DE-sunrise · sunrise · German

sunrise · rank #28,408 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,408
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sui

Nearest frequency peer: Sui (-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 „sunrise“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sunrise“ 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).

sunrise vs surprise
75% similar
sunrise vs TO
0% similar
sunrise vs video
14% similar

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

Key facts for sunrise
PropertyValue
Headwordsunrise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,408
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sunrise“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sui“ (#28,407), „Surfer“ (#28,409), „Substantiv“ (#28,406). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sunrise“ bei #28,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sunrise (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,408 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sunrise, with forms such as "snurise", "ssunrise", and "sunirse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "surprise", "TO", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 sunrise, spelled S-U-N-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Aufstieg der Sonne über den Horizont; Sonnenaufgang
  2. 2
    die atmosphärischen Phänomene die [1] begleiten
  3. 3
    der Zeitpunkt, an welchem die Sonne aufgeht bzw. die Sonne über den Horizont steigt.
  4. 4
    der Beginn einer Entwicklungsperiode

Synonyms

dawnlight

Antonyms

sunset

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snurise
  • ssunrise
  • sunirse
  • sunnrise
  • sunries
  • sunrisse
  • sunrrise
  • sunrsie
  • surnise
  • usnrise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

snurise2ssunrise1sunirse2sunnrise1sunries2sunrisse1sunrrise1sunrsie2
Edit distance from "sunrise"

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 "sunrise"?
"sunrise" is spelled S-U-N-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "sunrise" mean?
As a noun, "sunrise" means: der Aufstieg der Sonne über den Horizont; Sonnenaufgang
What words are commonly confused with "sunrise"?
"sunrise" is commonly confused with "surprise", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sunrise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sunrise" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sunrise" come from?
"sunrise" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sunrise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Suzanne#28,410steckst#28,401Tiefbau#28,420tranken#28,425

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sticks10 variantsSpecht10 variantstrucks10 variantsTräumer10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list