sterblicher
[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]
The verdict
“sterblicher” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,613 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #84,613
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sterblicher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sterblicher” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sterblicher is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,613 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
sterblicher has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sterblicher, spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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.
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Using “sterblicher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.