Sterbehaus
[ˈʃtɛʁbəˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Sterbehaus” 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) - Haus, in dem jemand stirbt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sterbehaus · Sterbehaus · German
Sterbehaus · 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 "S" 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 | Sterbehaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁbəˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sterbehaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sterbehaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁbəˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haus, in dem jemand stirbt".
Sterbehaus has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sterbehaus, spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Haus, in dem jemand stirbt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sterbehaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Meine Schwester und mein jüngster Bruder wohnten bei der guten Großmutter in dem Hause, das ihr gehörte und in welchem sie sterben wollte, weil ihr Mann darin gestorben war. Das Haus, worin ich wohnte, war das Sterbehaus meines Vaters, für das meine Mutter noch immer die Miete bezahlte; es war groß und sehr gut eingerichtet.“
Antonyms
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.