sterben
\ˈʃtɛʁbn̩\
The verdict
“sterben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sterben · sterben · French
sterben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | sterben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtɛʁbn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sterben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sterben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtɛʁbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sterben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sterben, spelled S-T-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mourir.
- 2Mourir de maladie
- 3Mourir, souffrir de quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sterben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er starb im Alter von 82 Jahren.
Als unser Vater starb, vererbte er uns nicht nur ein Grundstück mit einem alten Haus, sondern auch beträchtliche Schulden.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.