sterbliche

[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə]

/[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sterbliche” is uncommon German (frequency #50,077 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,077
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterbliche · sterbliche · German

sterbliche · rank #50,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,077
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stellenaussch…

Nearest frequency peer: Stellenausschreibung (-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 „sterbliche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sterbliche
PropertyValue
Headwordsterbliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sterbliche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sterblichefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stellenausschreibung“ (#50,076), „Steueroasen“ (#50,078), „stehengeblieben“ (#50,074). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sterbliche“ bei #50,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sterbliche is uncommon German at frequency #50,077 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sterbliche in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sterbliche, spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich

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 "sterbliche"?
"sterbliche" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə].
What does "sterbliche" mean?
As an adjective, "sterbliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
How do you pronounce "sterbliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sterbliche" is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sterbliche" come from?
"sterbliche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

stagnieren#50,071spionieren#50,066Sklavinnen#50,058teuflische#50,102

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list