sterblicher

[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]

/[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“sterblicher” is uncommon German (frequency #84,613 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,613
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterblicher · sterblicher · German

sterblicher · rank #84,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,613
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sterblichkeit…

Nearest frequency peer: Sterblichkeitsrate (+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 „sterblicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sterblicher
PropertyValue
Headwordsterblicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sterblicher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sterblicherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sterblichkeitsrate“ (#84,614), „Stephans“ (#84,611), „Steuergerät“ (#84,617). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sterblicher“ bei #84,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sterblicher is uncommon German at frequency #84,613 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
  5. 5
    Nominativ 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sterblicher"?
"sterblicher" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ].
What does "sterblicher" mean?
As an adjective, "sterblicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sterblich
How do you pronounce "sterblicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sterblicher" is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sterblicher" come from?
"sterblicher" 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 "sterblicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Steuergerät#84,617stilisieren#84,622Stadtgraben#84,601Staatskrise#84,599

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list