Sterbende

[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də]

/[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sterbende” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,808
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterbende · Sterbende · German

Sterbende · rank #31,808 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,808
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stellwerk

Nearest frequency peer: Stellwerk (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sterbende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sterbende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sterbende vs störende
67% similar
Sterbende vs Sterbenden
90% similar
Sterbende vs sterben
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sterbende
PropertyValue
HeadwordSterbende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,808
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sterbende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sterbendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stellwerk“ (#31,807), „Sterblichkeit“ (#31,809), „Steins“ (#31,806). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sterbende“ bei #31,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Sterbende (IPA [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,808 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sterbende, with forms such as "setrbende", "ssterbende", and "stebrende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "störende", "Sterbenden", "sterben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sterbende, spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit lauter und immer höher werdender Stimme wiederholt die Sterbende unter dem Steinhagel das muslimische Glaubensbekenntnis.“
  2. „Mehrere Monate lang besuchen [drei junge Schauspieler] Menschen auf der Schwelle zum Tod: eine Todkranke in ihrer Wohnung, eine Sterbende in einem Hospiz, einen Hochbetagten in einem Altenheim.“

Synonyms

TodgeweihteMoribunde

Antonyms

Gestorbene

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setrbende
  • ssterbende
  • stebrende
  • sterbbende
  • sterbedne
  • sterbendde
  • sterbened
  • sterbennde
  • sterbnede
  • sterebnde
  • sterrbende
  • strebende
  • stterbende
  • tserbende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sterbende - 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.

setrbende2ssterbende1stebrende2sterbbende1sterbedne2sterbendde1sterbened2sterbennde1
Edit distance from "Sterbende"

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 "Sterbende"?
"Sterbende" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də].
What does "Sterbende" mean?
As a noun, "Sterbende" means: weibliche Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird
What words are commonly confused with "Sterbende"?
"Sterbende" is commonly confused with "störende", "Sterbenden", "sterben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sterbende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sterbende" is [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sterbende" come from?
"Sterbende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stellwerk#31,807steinigen#31,805Stückzahl#31,812selektive#31,788

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Spielzeuge14 variantsTitelblatt14 variantsTrompeter14 variantsumzingelt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list