Which to use
“Staat” is a noun and “starrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #895
- “Staat” frequency rank
- #24,135
- “starrt” frequency rank
- 25030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staat | starrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren |
Where the eye mixes Staat and starrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Staat and starrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Staat is [ʃtaːt] while starrt is [ʃtaʁt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staat is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaːt]. starrt is at rank #24,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʁt].
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 25030, this pair ranks #1,839,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staat vs starrt
Shared letters: ast. Private to "Staat": -. Private to "starrt": r.
"Staat" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "starrt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Staat" for "starrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Staat" or "starrt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Staat" and "starrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staat" and "starrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starrt". 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 #1,839,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.