savasvsstarsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: savas is a unknown, stars is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“savas” is an unknown and “stars” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,459
“savas” frequency rank
#3,921
“stars” frequency rank
47380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature savas stars
Definition Genitiv Singular des Pronomens sava „eigene“ Plural des Substantivs star

Letter map: savas vs stars

Shared letters muted; letters that set savas and stars apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
savas
5 ch
stars

Grammar separator: savas vs stars

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: savas is anunknown and starsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

savas is recorded at frequency rank #43,459, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. stars is at rank #3,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 47380, this pair ranks #1,286,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of savas vs stars

Shared letters: as. Private to "savas": v. Private to "stars": rt.

"savas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "stars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • savasasvas · saavs · savass · savsa · savvas · ssavas · svaas
  • starssatrs · sstars · starrs · starss · stasr · stras · sttars · tsars

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "savas" and "stars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "savas" is an unknown and "stars" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "savas" or "stars"?
"stars" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,921 in our German list, against #43,459 for "savas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "savas" vs "stars" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "savas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,286,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "savas" and "stars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs savas". 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 #1,286,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list