# steril vs Sterns

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### steril
*adjective · IPA [ˌʃteˈʁiːl] · frequency rank #35,465*
ohne Krankheitskeime

### Sterns
*noun · IPA [ʃtɛʁns] · frequency rank #38,432*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stern

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-sterns