Which to use
“starben” and “stören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,883
- “starben” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 10273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starben | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes starben and stören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between starben and stören
A purely visual mix-up. starben ([ˈʃtaʁbn̩]) and stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starben is recorded at frequency rank #5,883, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁbn̩]. stören is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən].
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 10273, this pair ranks #1,975,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starben vs stören
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "starben": ab. Private to "stören": ö.
"starben" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- starben ← satrben · sstarben · stabren · starbben · starbenn · starbne · starebn · starrben
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "starben" and "stören" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "starben" vs "stören" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "starben" and "stören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "starben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starben" and "stören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "starben vs Stuben". 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 #1,975,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.