sonst
\zɔnst\
The verdict
“sonst” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autrement, normalement, d’habitude, à part ça. → voir normalerweise et gewöhnlich
Corpus desk
Index FR-sonst · sonst · French
sonst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | sonst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \zɔnst\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sonst » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sonst is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \zɔnst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sonst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sonst, spelled S-O-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1Autrement, normalement, d’habitude, à part ça. → voir normalerweise et gewöhnlich
- 2Mis à part, en dehors de.
- 3Sinon, autrement, (si une condition n’est pas remplie).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sonst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das hier ist eine Ausnahme, sonst schlafe ich nicht bis 11 Uhr morgens.
Was ist denn mit dir los, du bist doch sonst immer so lustig!
Synonyms
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.