Which to use
“stark” and “starkes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #454
- “stark” frequency rank
- #6,006
- “starkes” frequency rank
- 6460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stark | starkes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Kraft ausgestattet, von Kraft geprägt, zeugend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stark |
Where the eye mixes stark and starkes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stark with starkes
A purely visual mix-up. stark ([ʃtaʁk]) and starkes ([ˈʃtaʁkəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stark” sits inside “starkes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stark is recorded at frequency rank #454, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaʁk]. starkes is at rank #6,006, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁkəs].
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 6460, this pair ranks #1,991,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stark vs starkes
Shared letters: akrst. Private to "stark": -. Private to "starkes": e.
"stark" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "starkes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stark" and "starkes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stark" or "starkes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stark" and "starkes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stark" and "starkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "starkes vs stärkte". 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 #1,991,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.