Which to use
“Stärke” is a noun and “starkem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,998
- “Stärke” frequency rank
- #10,570
- “starkem” frequency rank
- 13568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stärke | starkem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stark |
Where the eye mixes Stärke and starkem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stärke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against starkem's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stärke and starkem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stärke is [ˈʃtɛʁkə] while starkem is [ˈʃtaʁkəm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stärke is recorded at frequency rank #2,998, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkə]. starkem is at rank #10,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁkəm].
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 13568, this pair ranks #1,957,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stärke vs starkem
Shared letters: ekrst. Private to "Stärke": ä. Private to "starkem": am.
"Stärke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "starkem" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- starkem ← satrkem · sstarkem · stakrem · starekm · starkemm · starkkem · starkme · starrkem
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stärke" for "starkem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Stärke" or "starkem" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stärke" and "starkem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stärke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starkem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stärke" and "starkem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "starkem 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 #1,957,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.