# steril

> German word · Adjective · IPA [ˌʃteˈʁiːl] · frequency rank #35,465

## Definitions
1. ohne Krankheitskeime
2. unfähig, sich fortzupflanzen
3. geistig unfruchtbar; von der Wirkung her kalt und abweisend

## Easily confused with
- **Stil** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-stil)
- **Stern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-stern)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-strip)
- **Sterne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-sterne)
- **stetig** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-stetig)
- **Sterns** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-sterns)
- **Stevie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-stevie)
- **storia** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steril-vs-storia)
- **Seil** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/seil-vs-steril)
- **Serie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/serie-vs-steril)
- **Stein** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stein-vs-steril)
- **stell** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stell-vs-steril)
- **steil** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steil-vs-steril)
- **steif** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steif-vs-steril)
- **steig** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steig-vs-steril)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steel-vs-steril)
- **stabil** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stabil-vs-steril)
- **sterbe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sterbe-vs-steril)
- **steile** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steile-vs-steril)
- **Stereo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stereo-vs-steril)

## Common misspellings (9)
`setril`, `ssteril`, `steirl`, `sterill`, `sterli`, `sterril`, `streil`, `stteril`, `tseril`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/steril