Sterbender

[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]

/[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sterbender” is uncommon German (frequency #70,838 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,838
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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-sterbender · Sterbender · German

Sterbender · rank #70,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,838
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steirischer

Nearest frequency peer: steirischer (-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 „Sterbender“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sterbender
PropertyValue
HeadwordSterbender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩dɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sterbender“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sterbenderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „steirischer“ (#70,837), „Sterbens“ (#70,839), „Sternbilder“ (#70,840). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sterbender“ bei #70,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sterbender is uncommon German at frequency #70,838 among 8,027 “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. 1
    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 Sterbender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wenn die Sterbenden es wünschen, meditieren die Ehrenamtlichen [im Hospiz] mit ihnen oder führen geistliche Gespräche.“
  2. „Ist der Tod eines Muslims nahegekommen, rezitieren die Angehörigen aus dem Koran. Der Kopf des Sterbenden wird in Richtung Mekka ausgerichtet.“

Synonyms

TodgeweihterTodgeweihteMoribunderMoribunde

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list