Asterismus
[asteˈʁɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Asterismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffällige Formation von Sternen, die zwar einen Namen trägt, aber nicht zu den offiziellen Sternbildern zählt; historisches Sternbild
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Index DE-asterismus · Asterismus · German
Asterismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Asterismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asteˈʁɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Asterismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Asterismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [asteˈʁɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Asterismus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Asterismus, spelled A-S-T-E-R-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1auffällige Formation von Sternen, die zwar einen Namen trägt, aber nicht zu den offiziellen Sternbildern zählt; historisches Sternbild
- 2sternförmig reflektiertes Licht in Kristallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Asterismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu den Asterismen zählen auch volkstümliche Bezeichnungen für Sternenformationen, z. B. Großer Wagen (Teilsternbild des Großen Bären).
Durch einen Glattschliff kommt der Asterismus bei einem Schmuckstein besonders gut zur Geltung.
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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.