Which to use
“spar” and “sta” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,942
- “spar” frequency rank
- #18,707
- “sta” frequency rank
- 29649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spar | sta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) |
Letter map: spar vs sta
Shared letters muted; letters that set spar and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: spar and sta
spar 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 29649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spar is recorded at frequency rank #10,942, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpaːɐ̯]. 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 29649, this pair ranks #1,762,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spar vs sta
Shared letters: as. Private to "spar": pr. Private to "sta": t.
"spar" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- spar ← psar · sapr · sparr · sppar · spra · sspar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spar" and "sta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "spar" or "sta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spar" and "sta".
- Full dictionary entry for "spar" 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 #1,762,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spar" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sta". 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 #1,762,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.