# stage vs starb

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### stage
*noun · IPA [steɪdʒ] · frequency rank #15,753*
Etappe, Stadium, Station in einem Prozess

### starb
*verb · IPA [ʃtaʁp] · frequency rank #1,861*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stage-vs-starb