Fischsterben
[ˈfɪʃˌʃtɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“Fischsterben” is uncommon German (frequency #96,983 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,983
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ereignis, dass Fische in einem Gewässer massenhaft eingehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fischsterben · Fischsterben · German
Fischsterben · rank #96,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,983
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Firmengründers
Nearest frequency peer: Firmengründers (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fischsterben“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Finanzamts
Finanzamts
3,021 corpus weight
- Finanzfragen
Finanzfragen
3,020 corpus weight
- Firmengründ…
Firmengründers
3,019 corpus weight
- Fischsterben
Fischsterben
3,018 corpus weight
- Fjorden
Fjorden
3,017 corpus weight
- Flachbildsc…
Flachbildschirm
3,016 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fischsterben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fischsterben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪʃˌʃtɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #96,983 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fischsterben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fischsterben is uncommon German at frequency #96,983 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪʃˌʃtɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ereignis, dass Fische in einem Gewässer massenhaft eingehen".
Fischsterben has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fischsterben, spelled F-I-S-C-H-S-T-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ereignis, dass Fische in einem Gewässer massenhaft eingehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fischsterben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch führten die hohen Temperaturen in den Seen zu Sauerstoffmangel und damit zu einem verbreiteten Fischsterben.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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