Sterilisation

[ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sterilisation” is uncommon German (frequency #53,266 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,266
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hocheffektive Vernichtung schädlicher Keime durch Technikeinsatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterilisation · Sterilisation · German

Sterilisation · rank #53,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,266
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staufen

Nearest frequency peer: Staufen (-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 „Sterilisation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sterilisation
PropertyValue
HeadwordSterilisation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sterilisation“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Staufen“ (#53,265), „Steuerpflicht“ (#53,267), „Stammgast“ (#53,264). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sterilisation“ bei #53,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sterilisation is uncommon German at frequency #53,266 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Sterilisation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sterilisation, spelled S-T-E-R-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    hocheffektive Vernichtung schädlicher Keime durch Technikeinsatz
  2. 2
    durch Unterbrechung der Ausführungsgänge der Geschlechtsdrüsen oder auch Entfernung der Eierstöcke hergestellte Unfruchtbarkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir betrachten uns als „technologisch neutral“ und stellen sicher, dass wir die jeweils beste Technologie für die Sterilisation des Produktes unseres Kunden bereitstellen.“
  2. „Obwohl die Sterilisation des Mannes eine der sichersten Methoden zur Verhinderung einer ungewollten Schwangerschaft ist, entschließen sich nach wie vor nur relativ wenige Männer zu diesem Eingriff.“

This word in other languages

stérilisation(Français)

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 "Sterilisation"?
"Sterilisation" is spelled S-T-E-R-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Sterilisation" mean?
As a noun, "Sterilisation" means: hocheffektive Vernichtung schädlicher Keime durch Technikeinsatz
How do you pronounce "Sterilisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sterilisation" is [ˌʃteʁilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sterilisation" come from?
"Sterilisation" 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 "Sterilisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Steuerpflicht#53,267Sprechstunden#53,259Studienplätze#53,276Selbstporträt#53,233

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list