steril
\ˌʃteˈʁiːl\
The verdict
“steril” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stérile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-steril · steril · French
steril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | steril |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌʃteˈʁiːl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « steril » en français
Rare enough to double-check
steril is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌʃteˈʁiːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stérile.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for steril in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is steril, spelled S-T-E-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1Stérile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how steril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass die Unterwäsche (beim Waschen) nicht steril wird, also frei von jeglichen Mikroorganismen, ist klar. Doch das ist sie ohnehin nicht mehr, sobald ich sie überstreife - und das soll sie auch gar nicht sein.
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.