Sternwarte

[ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə]

/[ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sternwarte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,939
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten

Corpus desk

Index DE-sternwarte · Sternwarte · German

Sternwarte · rank #24,939 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,939
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stehn

Nearest frequency peer: stehn (-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 „Sternwarte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sternwarte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSternwarte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,939
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sternwarte“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stehn“ (#24,938), „stetige“ (#24,940), „Stadtmitte“ (#24,937). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sternwarte“ bei #24,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Sternwarte (IPA [ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,939 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sternwarte, with forms such as "setrnwarte", "ssternwarte", and "stenrwarte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Sternwarte, spelled S-T-E-R-N-W-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sternwarte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Morgen machen wir mit der Klasse einen Ausflug zur Sternwarte.
  2. “… Der Zauber Londons ist – seine Massenhaftigkeit. Wenn Neapel durch seinen Golf und Himmel, Moskau durch seine funkelnden Kuppeln, Rom durch seine Erinnerungen, Venedig durch den Zauber seiner meerentstiegenen Schönheit wirkt, so ist es beim Anblick Londons das Gefühl des Unendlichen, was uns überwältigt - dasselbe Gefühl, was uns beim ersten Anschauen…

Synonyms

Observatorium

Antonyms

Planetarium

This word in other languages

observatory(English)observatoire(Français)observatório(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setrnwarte
  • ssternwarte
  • stenrwarte
  • sternawrte
  • sternnwarte
  • sternwaret
  • sternwarrte
  • sternwartte
  • sternwatre
  • sternwrate
  • sternwwarte
  • sterrnwarte
  • sterwnarte
  • strenwarte
  • stternwarte
  • tsernwarte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sternwarte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

setrnwarte2ssternwarte1stenrwarte2sternawrte2sternnwarte1sternwaret2sternwarrte1sternwartte1
Edit distance from "Sternwarte"

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 "Sternwarte"?
"Sternwarte" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-W-A-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə].
What does "Sternwarte" mean?
As a noun, "Sternwarte" means: ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten
What are common misspellings of "Sternwarte"?
Common misspellings include "setrnwarte", "ssternwarte", "stenrwarte", "sternawrte", "sternnwarte". The correct spelling is "Sternwarte".
How do you pronounce "Sternwarte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sternwarte" is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sternwarte" come from?
"Sternwarte" 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 "Sternwarte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadtmitte#24,937Staatsmann#24,936Songwriter#24,928umgeleitet#24,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

umschalten16 variantsungestraft16 variantsRosenkranz16 variantsresultieren16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list