Sternwein
[ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Sternwein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wein aus Neuenburg oder vom Bielersee in der Schweiz, der durch unmittelbare Abfüllung von der Hefe auf die Flasche noch einen relativ hohen Gehalt an Kohlensäure aufweist
Corpus desk
Index DE-sternwein · Sternwein · German
Sternwein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Sternwein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sternwein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sternwein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛʁnˌvaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Wein aus Neuenburg oder vom Bielersee in der Schweiz, der durch unmittelbare Abfüllung von der Hefe auf die Flasche noch einen relativ hohen Gehalt an Kohlensäure aufweist".
Sternwein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Sternwein, spelled S-T-E-R-N-W-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein Wein aus Neuenburg oder vom Bielersee in der Schweiz, der durch unmittelbare Abfüllung von der Hefe auf die Flasche noch einen relativ hohen Gehalt an Kohlensäure aufweist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sternwein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Sternwein bildet beim Einschenken im Glas einen moussierenden Stern.
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.