Sternenmeer
[ˈʃtɛʁnənˌmeːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Sternenmeer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große Zahl der Sterne am Himmel
Corpus desk
Index DE-sternenmeer · Sternenmeer · German
Sternenmeer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sternenmeer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁnənˌmeːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sternenmeer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sternenmeer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁnənˌmeːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große Zahl der Sterne am Himmel".
Sternenmeer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sternenmeer, spelled S-T-E-R-N-E-N-M-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1große Zahl der Sterne am Himmel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sternenmeer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während Frau Mondtraut mit den anderen Damen noch an der Tafel saß und am Himmel das Sternenmeer der Milchstraße und der Scheffel glitzerten, stieg im Osten die volle Rundung des Mondes auf.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.