Which to use
“gestartet” is a verb and “gestattete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,530
- “gestartet” frequency rank
- #39,387
- “gestattete” frequency rank
- 42917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestartet | gestattete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs starten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gestattet |
Where the eye mixes gestartet and gestattete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gestartet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gestattete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gestartet and gestattete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestartet is [ɡəˈʃtaʁtət] while gestattete is [ɡəˈʃtatətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestartet is recorded at frequency rank #3,530, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaʁtət]. gestattete is at rank #39,387, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtatətə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42917, this pair ranks #1,434,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestartet vs gestattete
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gestartet": r. Private to "gestattete": -.
"gestartet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestattete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestartet ← egstartet · gesatrtet · gesstartet · gestarett · gestarrtet · gestartett · gestartte · gestarttet
- gestattete ← egstattete · gesatttete · gesstattete · gestatete · gestatette · gestatteet · gestattette · gestatttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestartet" and "gestattete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gestartet" or "gestattete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestartet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestattete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,434,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestartet" and "gestattete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestartete vs gestattete". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,434,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.