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An adjective borrowed from English that is used in business and technical language to express that something is solid, well-founded, or financially healthy.
Die Analyse basiert auf einer sounden Datenbasis.
The analysis is based on a sound data foundation.
The German adjective 'sound' means 'solid' or 'well-founded' and has nothing to do with the English noun 'sound' (noise, tone). It is used only figuratively for concepts or finances.
Für das Projekt benötigen wir eine sounde Finanzierung.
For the project, we need sound financing.
This word is an Anglicism used almost exclusively in business and financial language. It is not used in normal everyday speech.
Die Strategie des Unternehmens scheint nicht mehr sound zu sein.
The company's strategy no longer seems to be sound.
'Sound' is typically combined with abstract nouns from the business world. Common combinations are: 'eine sounde Basis' (a sound basis), 'eine sounde Argumentation' (sound reasoning), 'ein soundes Geschäftsmodell' (a sound business model).
Jede gute Entscheidung braucht eine sounde Datengrundlage.
Every good decision needs a sound data foundation.
healthy
'gesund' and 'sound' can both mean, in a figurative sense, that something is solid and reliable. 'gesund' is very general and natural in German: for example, people talk about 'eine gesunde Entwicklung' (a healthy development) or 'eine gesunde finanzielle Lage' (a healthy financial situation). 'sound' is an English technical term and sounds more like business, finance, or specialist language. It is not used for people in the normal sense of 'not ill'. In everyday language, 'gesund' is usually the better choice; 'sound' fits better in technical texts about money, companies, or decisions.
Die Bank gilt nach der Prüfung als finanziell sound.
After the audit, the bank is considered financially sound.
Das kleine Unternehmen steht finanziell gesund da.
The small company is in a healthy financial position.