# Sparten vs starben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sparten
*noun · IPA [ˈʃpaʁtn̩] · frequency rank #21,072*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sparte

### starben
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtaʁbn̩] · frequency rank #5,883*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben

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