Sonnenschein
\ˈzɔnənʃaɪ̯n\
The verdict
“Sonnenschein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensoleillement, soleil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sonnenschein · Sonnenschein · French
Sonnenschein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sonnenschein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈzɔnənʃaɪ̯n\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Sonnenschein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈzɔnənʃaɪ̯n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensoleillement, soleil.".
Sonnenschein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Sonnenschein, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Ensoleillement, soleil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sonnenschein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der spanische Wetterdienst Aemet hatte zunächst Sonnenschein, ein paar Wolken und höchstens einige wenige Regentropfen vorhergesagt.
(Bei der EM 2006) schien alles perfekt. Das Wetter war prächtig; fünf Wochen durchgängiger Sonnenschein galten als glückliche Fügung und nicht als Vorbote des Klimawandels. Die Stimmung war ausgelassen, das Heimteam spielte ansehnlichen Fussball, und bald wurde bloss noch vom deutschen «Sommermärchen» gesprochen.
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.