Sternzeichen

[ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sternzeichen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,780
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tierkreiszeichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sternzeichen · Sternzeichen · German

Sternzeichen · rank #25,780 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,780
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steaks

Nearest frequency peer: Steaks (-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 „Sternzeichen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sternzeichen“ 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 Sternzeichen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSternzeichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,780
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sternzeichen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sternzeichenliegt 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: „Steaks“ (#25,779), „Storys“ (#25,781), „ste“ (#25,778). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sternzeichen“ bei #25,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Sternzeichen (IPA [ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,780 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sternzeichen, with forms such as "setrnzeichen", "ssternzeichen", and "stenrzeichen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sternzeichen, spelled S-T-E-R-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tierkreiszeichen
  2. 2
    Himmelszeichen
  3. 3
    ein Zeichen, das die Form eines Sternes hat
  4. 4
    Sternbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was hast du für ein Sternzeichen?
  2. „Sie fragt ihn, wann er geboren st, und es stellt sich heraus, daß er Schütze ist, ein sehr gutes Sternzeichen.“

Synonyms

Tierkreiszeichen

This word in other languages

zodiac sign(English)signo(Español)signe du zodiaque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setrnzeichen
  • ssternzeichen
  • stenrzeichen
  • sternezichen
  • sternnzeichen
  • sternzecihen
  • sternzeicchen
  • sternzeicehn
  • sternzeichenn
  • sternzeichhen
  • sternzeichne
  • sternzeihcen
  • sternziechen
  • sternzzeichen
  • sterrnzeichen
  • sterzneichen
  • strenzeichen
  • stternzeichen
  • tsernzeichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sternzeichen - 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.

setrnzeichen2ssternzeichen1stenrzeichen2sternezichen2sternnzeichen1sternzecihen2sternzeicchen1sternzeicehn2
Edit distance from "Sternzeichen"

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 "Sternzeichen"?
"Sternzeichen" is spelled S-T-E-R-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩].
What does "Sternzeichen" mean?
As a noun, "Sternzeichen" means: Tierkreiszeichen
What are common misspellings of "Sternzeichen"?
Common misspellings include "setrnzeichen", "ssternzeichen", "stenrzeichen", "sternezichen", "sternnzeichen". The correct spelling is "Sternzeichen".
How do you pronounce "Sternzeichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sternzeichen" is [ˈʃtɛʁnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sternzeichen" come from?
"Sternzeichen" 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 "Sternzeichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Strumpfhosen#25,785unerreichbar#25,802verschleiern#25,815reformierten#25,729

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Zärtlichkeit19 variantsübergeordnete19 variantsMobilisierung19 variantsAsylsuchende19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list