sternförmig

[ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç]

/[ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sternförmig” is uncommon German (frequency #88,333 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,333
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Form eines Sterns

Key facts for sternförmig
PropertyValue
Headwordsternförmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sternförmig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sternförmig lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sternförmig is uncommon German at frequency #88,333 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Form eines Sterns".

sternförmig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sternförmig, spelled S-T-E-R-N-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Form eines Sterns

Synonyms

sternartig

This word in other languages

stellate(English)

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 "sternförmig"?
"sternförmig" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-F-Ö-R-M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç].
What does "sternförmig" mean?
As an adjective, "sternförmig" means: in Form eines Sterns
How do you pronounce "sternförmig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sternförmig" is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sternförmig" come from?
"sternförmig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sternförmig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-R-N-F-Ö-R-M-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɛʁnˌfœʁmɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list