stellar

[stɛˈlaːɐ̯]

/[stɛˈlaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“stellar” is uncommon German (frequency #93,652 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,652
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sterne betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-stellar · stellar · German

stellar · rank #93,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,652
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steinadler

Nearest frequency peer: Steinadler (-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 „stellar“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „stellar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stellar
PropertyValue
Headwordstellar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[stɛˈlaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stellar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stellarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Steinadler“ (#93,651), „steal“ (#93,650), „Steuerungstechnik“ (#93,655). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stellar“ bei #93,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stellar is uncommon German at frequency #93,652 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [stɛˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sterne betreffend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stellar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is stellar, spelled S-T-E-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sterne betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stellar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der Nacht sind am Himmel stellare Lichter zu erkennen.

This word in other languages

stellar(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stellar"?
"stellar" is spelled S-T-E-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [stɛˈlaːɐ̯].
What does "stellar" mean?
As an adjective, "stellar" means: die Sterne betreffend
How do you pronounce "stellar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stellar" is [stɛˈlaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stellar" come from?
"stellar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stellar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

staples#93,647Stimuli#93,660stolper#93,662stylish#93,672

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list