Which to use
“gestartete” and “gestattete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,729
- “gestartete” frequency rank
- #39,387
- “gestattete” frequency rank
- 89116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestartete | gestattete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestartet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gestattet |
Where the eye mixes gestartete and gestattete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gestartete and gestattete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gestartete and gestattete
A purely visual mix-up. gestartete ([ɡəˈʃtaʁtətə]) and gestattete ([ɡəˈʃtatətə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “gestartete” becomes t in “gestattete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89116, 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]. 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 89116, this pair ranks #60,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gestartete vs gestattete
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gestartete": r. Private to "gestattete": -.
"gestartete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gestattete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestartete ← egstartete · gesatrtete · gesstartete · gestarette · gestarrtete · gestarteet · gestartette · gestarttee
- gestattete ← egstattete · gesatttete · gesstattete · gestatete · gestatette · gestatteet · gestattette · gestatttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestartete" for "gestattete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestartete" or "gestattete" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestartete" 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 #60,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestartete" and "gestattete" 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 #60,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.