Which to use
“smarte” is an adjective and “startet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,823
- “smarte” frequency rank
- #2,616
- “startet” frequency rank
- 36439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | smarte | startet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs smart | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starten |
Where the eye mixes smarte and startet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. smarte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against startet's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: smarte vs startet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: smarte is [ˈsmaːɐ̯tə] while startet is [ˈʃtaʁtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
smarte is recorded at frequency rank #33,823, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsmaːɐ̯tə]. startet is at rank #2,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtət].
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 36439, this pair ranks #1,615,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of smarte vs startet
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "smarte": m. Private to "startet": -.
"smarte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "startet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "smarte" for "startet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "smarte" or "startet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "smarte" and "startet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "smarte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "startet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,615,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "smarte" and "startet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "smarte vs stärkte". 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 #1,615,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.