Wintersonnenwende
[ˈvɪntɐˌzɔnənvɛndə]
The verdict
“Wintersonnenwende” is uncommon German (frequency #87,289 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,289
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Umkehr der Deklinationsbewegung der Sonne um den 21. Dezember, der Zeitpunkt markiert den Winteranfang, den Eintritt der Sonne in das Tierkreiszeichen des Steinbockes und damit den kürzesten Tag de...
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Index DE-wintersonnenwende · Wintersonnenwende · German
Wintersonnenwende · rank #87,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,289
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH WIFO
Nearest frequency peer: WIFO (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Wintersonnenwende”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wheat
wheat
12,715 corpus weight
- WIFO
WIFO
12,713 corpus weight
- Wintersonne…
Wintersonnenwende
12,712 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsaufschwung
12,711 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsspionage
12,710 corpus weight
- wissing
wissing
12,709 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wintersonnenwende” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wintersonnenwende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌzɔnənvɛndə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #87,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wintersonnenwende” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wintersonnenwende is uncommon German at frequency #87,289 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌzɔnənvɛndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Umkehr der Deklinationsbewegung der Sonne um den 21. Dezember, der Zeitpunkt markiert den Winteranfang, den Eintritt der Sonne in das Tierkreiszeichen des Steinbockes und damit den kürzesten Tag de...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wintersonnenwende, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wintersonnenwende, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-O-N-N-E-N-W-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Umkehr der Deklinationsbewegung der Sonne um den 21. Dezember, der Zeitpunkt markiert den Winteranfang, den Eintritt der Sonne in das Tierkreiszeichen des Steinbockes und damit den kürzesten Tag des Jahres
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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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.