sterbt

[ʃtɛʁpt]

/[ʃtɛʁpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“sterbt” is uncommon German (frequency #99,134 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,134
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterbt · sterbt · German

sterbt · rank #99,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,134
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stenz

Nearest frequency peer: Stenz (-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 „sterbt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sterbt
PropertyValue
Headwordsterbt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtɛʁpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sterbt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sterbtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stenz“ (#99,133), „Stethoskop“ (#99,135), „Stellingen“ (#99,132). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sterbt“ bei #99,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sterbt is uncommon German at frequency #99,134 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃtɛʁpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sterbt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sterbt, spelled S-T-E-R-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben

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 "sterbt"?
"sterbt" is spelled S-T-E-R-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɛʁpt].
What does "sterbt" mean?
As a verb, "sterbt" means: 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben
How do you pronounce "sterbt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sterbt" is [ʃtɛʁpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sterbt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stoppe#99,141spähte#99,117Tacken#99,156speien#99,104

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list