Which to use
“Stabes” is a noun and “starts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,145
- “Stabes” frequency rank
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- 65049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stabes | starts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start |
Letter map: Stabes vs starts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Stabes and starts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Stabes / starts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Stabes is anoun and startsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stabes is recorded at frequency rank #42,145, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːbəs]. starts is at rank #22,904, 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 65049, this pair ranks #620,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stabes vs starts
Shared letters: ast. Private to "Stabes": be. Private to "starts": r.
"Stabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Stabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #620,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stabes" and "starts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stabes vs Stuben". 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 #620,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.