# rule vs starts

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rule
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,762*
Regel, Vorschrift

### starts
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #22,904*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rule-vs-starts