Sterbender

Name: Sterbender, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]

/[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Sterbender” is uncommon German (frequency #70,838 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,838
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird

Key facts for Sterbender
Property	Value
Headword	Sterbender
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#70,838
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sterbender” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sterbender lands here:

#70,838

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sterbender is uncommon German at frequency #70,838 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sterbender in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sterbender, spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

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

Synonyms

Todgeweihter Todgeweihte Moribunder Moribunde

Antonyms

Gestorbener

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 "Sterbender"?

"Sterbender" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ].

What does "Sterbender" mean?

As a noun, "Sterbender" means: Person, die so krank oder verletzt (siehe auch: sterbenskrank) ist, dass sie in wenigen Stunden oder Tagen sterben (= das Leben beenden, ableben) wird

How do you pronounce "Sterbender"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sterbender" is [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sterbender" come from?

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Using “Sterbender”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-R-B-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.