Sturheit

[ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Sturheit” is uncommon German (frequency #51,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,726
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, stur oder unnachgiebig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturheit · Sturheit · German

Sturheit · rank #51,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,726
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stund

Nearest frequency peer: stund (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sturheit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sturheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sturheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSturheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sturheit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sturheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stund“ (#51,725), „stündliche“ (#51,727), „Studioalbum“ (#51,724). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sturheit“ bei #51,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sturheit is uncommon German at frequency #51,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, stur oder unnachgiebig zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sturheit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sturheit, spelled S-T-U-R-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, stur oder unnachgiebig zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die sprichwörtliche Sturheit des Esels entpuppt sich bei näherer Betrachtung oft als Intelligenz.
  2. „Sturheit obsiegt, sie scheint bis auf den heutigen Tag unheilbar.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Sturheit"?
"Sturheit" is spelled S-T-U-R-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Sturheit" mean?
As a noun, "Sturheit" means: die Eigenschaft, stur oder unnachgiebig zu sein
How do you pronounce "Sturheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sturheit" is [ˈʃtuːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sturheit" come from?
"Sturheit" 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 "Sturheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list