Which to use
“sta” is a verb and “StVO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,707
- “sta” frequency rank
- #30,311
- “StVO” frequency rank
- 49018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sta | StVO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) | für Straßenverkehrsordnung |
Letter map: sta vs StVO
Shared letters muted; letters that set sta and StVO apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sta / StVO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sta is averb and StVOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sta is recorded at frequency rank #18,707, classified as averb, pronounced […]. StVO is at rank #30,311, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛsteːfaʊ̯ˈʔoː].
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 49018, this pair ranks #1,227,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sta vs StVO
Shared letters: st. Private to "sta": a. Private to "StVO": ov.
"sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "StVO" · 4 letters · shape CCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- StVO ← sstvo · stov · sttvo · stvvo · svto · tsvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sta" and "StVO" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "sta" or "StVO" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "StVO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,227,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sta" and "StVO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "StVO vs SUVs". 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 #1,227,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.