# Sorten vs starten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sorten
*noun · IPA [ˈzɔʁtn̩] · frequency rank #6,856*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sorte

### starten
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtaʁtn̩] · frequency rank #1,990*
einen Vorgang beginnen

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