sunshine

[ˈsʌnʃaɪn]

/[ˈsʌnʃaɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sunshine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,725
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die sichtbare Licht- und Wärmestrahlen der Sonne

Corpus desk

Index DE-sunshine · sunshine · German

sunshine · rank #23,725 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,725
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sympathisanten

Nearest frequency peer: Sympathisanten (+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 „sunshine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sunshine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sunshine
PropertyValue
Headwordsunshine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsʌnʃaɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,725
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sunshine“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sunshineliegt 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: „Sympathisanten“ (#23,726), „Suchmaschinen“ (#23,723), „synchronisiert“ (#23,727). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sunshine“ bei #23,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sunshine (IPA [ˈsʌnʃaɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,725 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sunshine, with forms such as "snushine", "ssunshine", and "sunhsine". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sunshine, spelled S-U-N-S-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die sichtbare Licht- und Wärmestrahlen der Sonne
  2. 2
    eine für sich wertvolle Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The sunshine makes life possible.
  2. You are my sunshine.

Antonyms

darknessnight

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snushine
  • ssunshine
  • sunhsine
  • sunnshine
  • sunshhine
  • sunshien
  • sunshinne
  • sunshnie
  • sunsihne
  • sunsshine
  • susnhine
  • usnshine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sunshine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

snushine2ssunshine1sunhsine2sunnshine1sunshhine1sunshien2sunshinne1sunshnie2
Edit distance from "sunshine"

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 "sunshine"?
"sunshine" is spelled S-U-N-S-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsʌnʃaɪn].
What does "sunshine" mean?
As a noun, "sunshine" means: die sichtbare Licht- und Wärmestrahlen der Sonne
What are common misspellings of "sunshine"?
Common misspellings include "snushine", "ssunshine", "sunhsine", "sunnshine", "sunshhine". The correct spelling is "sunshine".
How do you pronounce "sunshine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sunshine" is [ˈsʌnʃaɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sunshine" come from?
"sunshine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stanford#23,717Solisten#23,712umkehren#23,745unsinnig#23,752

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

streckt12 variantssprengt12 variantssprecht12 variantsSilhouette12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list