Waldsterben

[ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waldsterben” is uncommon German (frequency #75,230 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,230
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das langsame Absterben des Waldes, das oft durch sauren Regen bedingt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-waldsterben · Waldsterben · German

Waldsterben · rank #75,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,230
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waldorfschulen

Nearest frequency peer: Waldorfschulen (-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 „Waldsterben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waldsterben
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaldsterben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waldsterben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Waldsterbenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Waldorfschulen“ (#75,229), „Walen“ (#75,231), „Wakefield“ (#75,228). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waldsterben“ bei #75,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waldsterben is uncommon German at frequency #75,230 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das langsame Absterben des Waldes, das oft durch sauren Regen bedingt ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Waldsterben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Waldsterben, spelled W-A-L-D-S-T-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das langsame Absterben des Waldes, das oft durch sauren Regen bedingt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Waldsterben hat innerhalb der letzten Jahre stark zugenommen.

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 "Waldsterben"?
"Waldsterben" is spelled W-A-L-D-S-T-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩].
What does "Waldsterben" mean?
As a noun, "Waldsterben" means: das langsame Absterben des Waldes, das oft durch sauren Regen bedingt ist
How do you pronounce "Waldsterben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waldsterben" is [ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waldsterben" come from?
"Waldsterben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wasserläufe#75,234Wassermühle#75,235Weinflasche#75,239weiterkommt#75,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list