stirbt

[ʃtɪʁpt]

/[ʃtɪʁpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“stirbt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,078
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben

Corpus desk

Index DE-stirbt · stirbt · German

stirbt · rank #3,078 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,078
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stell

Nearest frequency peer: stell (-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 „stirbt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stirbt vs stört
67% similar
stirbt vs Stirn
50% similar
stirbt vs stürzt
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stirbt
PropertyValue
Headwordstirbt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtɪʁpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,078
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stirbt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stirbtliegt 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: „stell“ (#3,077), „Stücke“ (#3,079), „spannend“ (#3,076). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stirbt“ bei #3,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stirbt (IPA [ʃtɪʁpt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,078 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stirbt, with forms such as "sitrbt", "sstirbt", and "stibrt". 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. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "stört", "Stirn", "stürzt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is stirbt, spelled S-T-I-R-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitrbt
  • sstirbt
  • stibrt
  • stirbbt
  • stirbtt
  • stirrbt
  • stirtb
  • stribt
  • sttirbt
  • tsirbt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sitrbt2sstirbt1stibrt2stirbbt1stirbtt1stirrbt1stirtb2stribt2
Edit distance from "stirbt"

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 "stirbt"?
"stirbt" is spelled S-T-I-R-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɪʁpt].
What does "stirbt" mean?
As a verb, "stirbt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben
What words are commonly confused with "stirbt"?
"stirbt" is commonly confused with "stört", "Stirn", "stürzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stirbt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stirbt" is [ʃtɪʁpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stirbt" come from?
"stirbt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stücke#3,079Schlag#3,071Ulrich#3,085scharf#3,070

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Turnier10 variantsparallel10 variantsGabriel10 variantsgeraten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list