# sunrise

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #9,402

## Definitions
1. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
2. The change in color of the sky at dawn.
3. Any great awakening.

## Etymology
From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).

## Easily confused with
- **surmise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunrise-vs-surmise)
- **surprise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunrise-vs-surprise)
- **sucrose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucrose-vs-sunrise)

## Common misspellings (10)
`snurise`, `ssunrise`, `sunirse`, `sunnrise`, `sunries`, `sunrisse`, `sunrrise`, `sunrsie`, `surnise`, `usnrise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sunrise