This is the 11052nd most frequent Catalan word.
sonen
"Sonen" means "they sound" or "they ring" in English.
Here 'sonen' is used as the third person plural form of the verb 'sonar', meaning 'to ring', indicating an acoustic activity.
Les campanes de l'església sonen a les sis.
The church bells ring at six o'clock.
In this sentence, 'sonen' is used metaphorically, referring to how something seems or is perceived acoustically or metaphorically.
Aquests noms sonen estranys per als habitants locals.
These names sound strange to the local inhabitants.
Here, 'sonen' implies the awakening or recalling of memories, metaphorically linked to auditory stimuli.