Which to use
“gestartet” is a verb and “gestörte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,530
- “gestartet” frequency rank
- #28,220
- “gestörte” frequency rank
- 31750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestartet | gestörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs starten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestartet and gestörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestartet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gestörte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gestartet with gestörte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestartet is [ɡəˈʃtaʁtət] while gestörte is [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]. 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 31750, 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]. gestörte is at rank #28,220, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 31750, this pair ranks #1,721,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestartet vs gestörte
Shared letters: egrst. Private to "gestartet": a. Private to "gestörte": ö.
"gestartet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestörte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestartet ← egstartet · gesatrtet · gesstartet · gestarett · gestarrtet · gestartett · gestartte · gestarttet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestartet" and "gestörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gestartet" or "gestörte"?
After this comparison
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 "gestörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,721,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestartet" and "gestörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestalte vs gestörte". 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 #1,721,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.