Sternstunde
German, noun[ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃtʊndə]
Sternstunde is spelled S-T-E-R-N-S-T-U-N-D-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sternstunde is a German feminine noun meaning “sidereal hour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeit, in der etwas ganz Besonderes/Erwünschtes erreicht wurde”.
What does Sternstunde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesidereal hour
- 2
femininefinest hour (moment of glory)
Sternstunden der Menschheit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeit, in der etwas ganz Besonderes/Erwünschtes erreicht wurde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sternstunde
- Sternstunden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sternstunde?
- [ˈʃtɛʁnˌʃtʊndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sternstunde in German?
Sternstunde appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).