sterilisiert

[steʁiliˈziːɐ̯t]

/[steʁiliˈziːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“sterilisiert” is uncommon German (frequency #61,954 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,954
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterilisiert · sterilisiert · German

sterilisiert · rank #61,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,954
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stattgefunden…

Nearest frequency peer: stattgefundenen (-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 „sterilisiert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sterilisiert
PropertyValue
Headwordsterilisiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[steʁiliˈziːɐ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sterilisiert“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stattgefundenen“ (#61,953), „Steueraufkommen“ (#61,955), „stank“ (#61,952). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sterilisiert“ bei #61,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sterilisiert is uncommon German at frequency #61,954 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [steʁiliˈziːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

sterilisiert doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sterilisiert, spelled S-T-E-R-I-L-I-S-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterilisieren
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterilisieren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterilisieren

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list