Which to use
“Städte” is a noun and “starts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- 24652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | starts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start |
Letter map: Städte vs starts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Städte and starts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Städte and starts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Städte is anoun and startsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24652, 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]. 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 24652, this pair ranks #1,844,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs starts
Shared letters: st. Private to "Städte": deä. Private to "starts": ar.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- starts ← satrts · sstarts · starrts · starst · startss · startts · statrs · strats
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Städte" for "starts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Städte" vs "starts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Städte" and "starts".
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" 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 #1,844,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "starts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs starts". 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 #1,844,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.