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Which to use

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

#20,741
“sets” frequency rank
#18,707
“sta” frequency rank
39448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sets sta
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs set Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Letter map: sets vs sta

Shared letters muted; letters that set sets and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
sets
3 ch
sta

Spelling & dictionary notes on sets vs sta

sets and sta are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sets is recorded at frequency rank #20,741, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sta is at rank #18,707, tagged as averb, 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 39448, this pair ranks #1,536,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sets vs sta

Shared letters: st. Private to "sets": e. Private to "sta": a.

"sets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • setsests · sest · setss · ssets · stes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sets" and "sta" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "sets" or "sta"?
"sta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,707 in our German list, against #20,741 for "sets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "sets" vs "sta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,536,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sets" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sets". 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 #1,536,500 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