Sterblichkeitsrate

[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə]

/[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sterblichkeitsrate” is uncommon German (frequency #84,614 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,614
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anzahl derjenigen Personen einer untersuchten Gruppe, die sterben (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterblichkeitsrate · Sterblichkeitsrate · German

Sterblichkeitsrate · rank #84,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,614
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sterblicher

Nearest frequency peer: sterblicher (-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 „Sterblichkeitsrate“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sterblichkeitsrate
PropertyValue
HeadwordSterblichkeitsrate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə]
Letters18
Frequency rank#84,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sterblichkeitsrate“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sterblicher“ (#84,613), „Stephans“ (#84,611), „Steuergerät“ (#84,617). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sterblichkeitsrate“ bei #84,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sterblichkeitsrate is uncommon German at frequency #84,614 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anzahl derjenigen Personen einer untersuchten Gruppe, die sterben (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)".

Sterblichkeitsrate has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Sterblichkeitsrate, spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T-S-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anzahl derjenigen Personen einer untersuchten Gruppe, die sterben (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sterblichkeitsrate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die einfachste Maßzahl der Mortalität ist die rohe Sterblichkeitsrate oder Sterbeziffer. Sie erfasst die absolute Anzahl der Todesfälle pro 100.000 Einwohner/innen der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung über einen bestimmten Zeitraum […].“
  2. „Als Ursache der hohen Sterblichkeitsrate bei Heroinsüchtigen wird häufig die Überdosis angeführt.“

Antonyms

Geburtsrate

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 "Sterblichkeitsrate"?
"Sterblichkeitsrate" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T-S-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə].
What does "Sterblichkeitsrate" mean?
As a noun, "Sterblichkeitsrate" means: Anzahl derjenigen Personen einer untersuchten Gruppe, die sterben (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)
How do you pronounce "Sterblichkeitsrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sterblichkeitsrate" is [ˈʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sterblichkeitsrate" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list