sterbenskrank
[ˈʃtɛʁbn̩sˈkʁaŋk]
The verdict
“sterbenskrank” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so schwer erkrankt, dass keine Heilung möglich ist und der Tod unmittelbar bevorsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-sterbenskrank · sterbenskrank · German
sterbenskrank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sterbenskrank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩sˈkʁaŋk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sterbenskrank” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sterbenskrank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩sˈkʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sterbenskrank has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sterbenskrank, spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N-S-K-R-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1so schwer erkrankt, dass keine Heilung möglich ist und der Tod unmittelbar bevorsteht
- 2sich vorübergehend elend fühlend
Synonyms
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.
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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.