Which to use
“stammte” and “starrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,489
- “stammte” frequency rank
- #27,067
- “starrte” frequency rank
- 40556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammte | starrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stammen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren |
Where the eye mixes stammte and starrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stammte and starrte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stammte vs starrte
A purely visual mix-up. stammte ([ˈʃtamtə]) and starrte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stammte is recorded at frequency rank #13,489, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtamtə]. starrte is at rank #27,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə].
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 40556, this pair ranks #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stammte vs starrte
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stammte": m. Private to "starrte": r.
"stammte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "starrte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stammte" and "starrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stammte" or "starrte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stammte" and "starrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stammte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammte" and "starrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starrte". 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 #1,505,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.