StandevsStarteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Stande” and “Starte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,487
“Stande” frequency rank
#16,555
“Starte” frequency rank
32042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stande Starte
Definition Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start

Where the eye mixes Stande and Starte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stande
6 ch
Starte

Visual trap between Stande and Starte

A purely visual mix-up. Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) and Starte ([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 32042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stande is recorded at frequency rank #15,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandə]. Starte is at rank #16,555, tagged as anoun, 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 32042, this pair ranks #1,715,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stande vs Starte

Shared letters: aest. Private to "Stande": dn. Private to "Starte": r.

"Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Standesatnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande
  • Startesatrte · sstarte · staret · statre · strate · sttarte · tsarte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stande" and "Starte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtandə] versus [ˈʃtaʁtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Stande" vs "Starte" - which ranks higher?
"Stande" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,487 in our German list, against #16,555 for "Starte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Stande" and "Starte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Starte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,715,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stande" and "Starte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Starte". 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 #1,715,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list