Which to use
“gestartete” is an adjective and “gestattet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,729
- “gestartete” frequency rank
- #6,926
- “gestattet” frequency rank
- 56655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestartete | gestattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestartet | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gestatten |
Where the eye mixes gestartete and gestattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gestartete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against gestattet's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gestartete vs gestattet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestartete is [ɡəˈʃtaʁtətə] while gestattet is [ɡəˈʃtatət]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestartete is recorded at frequency rank #49,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaʁtətə]. gestattet is at rank #6,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtatət].
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 56655, this pair ranks #931,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestartete vs gestattet
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gestartete": r. Private to "gestattet": -.
"gestartete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gestattet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestartete ← egstartete · gesatrtete · gesstartete · gestarette · gestarrtete · gestarteet · gestartette · gestarttee
- gestattet ← egstattet · gesatttet · gesstattet · gestatet · gestatett · gestattett · gestattte · gesttatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestartete" and "gestattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gestartete" or "gestattet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gestartete" and "gestattet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestartete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #931,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestartete" and "gestattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestartete vs gestarteten". 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 #931,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.