Which to use
“stärken” is a verb and “Starte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,487
- “stärken” frequency rank
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- 20042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stärken | Starte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stark, belastbar machen; kräftiger, leistungsfähiger machen | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start |
Where the eye mixes stärken and Starte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stärken vs Starte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stärken is [ˈʃtɛʁkn̩] while Starte is [ˈʃtaʁtə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stärken is recorded at frequency rank #3,487, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkn̩]. 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 20042, this pair ranks #1,901,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stärken vs Starte
Shared letters: erst. Private to "stärken": knä. Private to "Starte": a.
"stärken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Starte ← satrte · sstarte · staret · statre · strate · sttarte · tsarte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stärken" and "Starte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stärken" or "Starte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stärken" and "Starte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stärken" 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 #1,901,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stärken" 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 #1,901,917 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.