Which to use
“Städte” is a noun and “starre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #18,710
- “starre” frequency rank
- 20458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | starre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren |
Where the eye mixes Städte and starre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Städte with starre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Städte is [ˈʃtɛːtə] while starre is [ˈʃtaʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Städte is recorded at frequency rank #1,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtə]. starre is at rank #18,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁə].
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 20458, this pair ranks #1,897,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs starre
Shared letters: est. Private to "Städte": dä. Private to "starre": ar.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "starre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- starre ← satrre · sstarre · stare · starer · strare · sttarre · tsarre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Städte" and "starre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Städte" vs "starre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Städte" and "starre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "starre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starre". 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 #1,897,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.