Sternschnuppen

[ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩]

/[ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sternschnuppen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,907 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,907
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-sternschnuppen · Sternschnuppen · German

Sternschnuppen · rank #50,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,907
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stinkefinger

Nearest frequency peer: Stinkefinger (+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 „Sternschnuppen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sternschnuppen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSternschnuppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#50,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sternschnuppen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sternschnuppenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stinkefinger“ (#50,908), „steigerten“ (#50,905), „Strafbefehl“ (#50,909). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sternschnuppen“ bei #50,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sternschnuppen is uncommon German at frequency #50,907 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Sternschnuppen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sternschnuppen, spelled S-T-E-R-N-S-C-H-N-U-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe

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 "Sternschnuppen"?
"Sternschnuppen" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-S-C-H-N-U-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩].
What does "Sternschnuppen" mean?
As a noun, "Sternschnuppen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sternschnuppe
How do you pronounce "Sternschnuppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sternschnuppen" is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃnʊpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sternschnuppen" come from?
"Sternschnuppen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Streitgespräch#50,910Teammitglieder#50,918Ungleichheiten#50,958Unterwanderung#50,967

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list