SärgevsStarteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Särge” and “Starte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,170
“Särge” frequency rank
#16,555
“Starte” frequency rank
58725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Särge Starte
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sarg selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start

Where the eye mixes Särge and Starte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Särge
6 ch
Starte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Särge ([ˈzɛʁɡə]) and Starte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Särge is recorded at frequency rank #42,170, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛʁɡə]. Starte is at rank #16,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə].

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 58725, this pair ranks #851,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Särge vs Starte

Shared letters: ers. Private to "Särge": . Private to "Starte": at.

"Särge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Startesatrte · sstarte · staret · statre · strate · sttarte · tsarte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Särge" and "Starte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛʁɡə] versus [ˈʃtaʁtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Särge" or "Starte"?
"Starte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,555 in our German list, against #42,170 for "Särge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Särge" and "Starte". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Särge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Starte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #851,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Särge" and "Starte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Särge vs Sire". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list