Sterns

[ʃtɛʁns]

/[ʃtɛʁns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sterns” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,432
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stern

Corpus desk

Index DE-sterns · Sterns · German

Sterns · rank #38,432 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,432
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stehenbleiben

Nearest frequency peer: stehenbleiben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sterns“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sterns“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sterns vs stets
50% similar
Sterns vs Stirn
67% similar
Sterns vs Storys
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sterns
PropertyValue
HeadwordSterns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɛʁns]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,432
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sterns“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sternsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stehenbleiben“ (#38,431), „stilistische“ (#38,433), „Steckbrief“ (#38,430). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sterns“ bei #38,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sterns (IPA [ʃtɛʁns]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,432 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sterns, with forms such as "setrns", "ssterns", and "stenrs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stets", "Stirn", "Storys", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Sterns, spelled S-T-E-R-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setrns
  • ssterns
  • stenrs
  • sternns
  • sternss
  • sterrns
  • stersn
  • strens
  • stterns
  • tserns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sterns - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

setrns2ssterns1stenrs2sternns1sternss1sterrns1stersn2strens2
Edit distance from "Sterns"

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 "Sterns"?
"Sterns" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɛʁns].
What does "Sterns" mean?
As a noun, "Sterns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stern
What words are commonly confused with "Sterns"?
"Sterns" is commonly confused with "stets", "Stirn", "Storys". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sterns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sterns" is [ʃtɛʁns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sterns" come from?
"Sterns" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

streut#38,436tauche#38,440spaces#38,421Thorax#38,445

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list