stella
[ˈstella]
The verdict
“stella” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,242 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,242
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Stern: massereiche, selbstleuchtende Gaskugel im Universum
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stella |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈstella] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stella” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for stella is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈstella]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,242 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for stella, with forms such as "setlla", "sstella", and "stela". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "still", "stellt", "Stelle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stella, spelled S-T-E-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1der Stern: massereiche, selbstleuchtende Gaskugel im Universum
- 2das Sternchen
- 3der Star
- 4der Seestern: Meerestier mit mindestens fünf sternenförmig angeordneten Armen
- 5das Edelweiß: krautige Pflanze mit sternenförmig angeordneten, wollig-filzig, schmal lanzettlichen, etwa fünf Zentimeter langen weiß glänzenden Laubblättern
- 6der Weihnachtsstern: Pflanze der Gattung Wolfsmilch mit auffälligen, intensiv gefärbten Hochblätter, die sternförmig angeordnet sind
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setlla,sstella,stela,stelal,stlela,sttella,tsella
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stella - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “stella”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈstella] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “still” - see the side-by-side comparison. stella vs still
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.