Sternhelligkeit
[ˈʃtɛʁnˌhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Sternhelligkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stärke des von einem Stern ausgestrahlten Lichts
Corpus desk
Index DE-sternhelligkeit · Sternhelligkeit · German
Sternhelligkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Sternhelligkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁnˌhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sternhelligkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sternhelligkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁnˌhɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stärke des von einem Stern ausgestrahlten Lichts".
Zero misspellings are on record for Sternhelligkeit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sternhelligkeit, spelled S-T-E-R-N-H-E-L-L-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Stärke des von einem Stern ausgestrahlten Lichts
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sternhelligkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Sterne eignen sich sehr gut dazu, regelmäßige Beobachtungen durchzuführen, die Sternhelligkeit zu schätzen, sie im Beobachtungsbuch festzuhalten und später daraus eine Lichtkurve zu erstellen.“
„Die Explosionen auf Flaresternen sind hingegen so hell, dass die Sternhelligkeit sich durch sie wahrnehmbar verändert.“
Synonyms
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.