Which to use
“stärker” is an adjective and “stärkte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,678
- “stärker” frequency rank
- #48,523
- “stärkte” frequency rank
- 50201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stärker | stärkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs stark | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stärken |
Where the eye mixes stärker and stärkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stärker is [ˈʃtɛʁkɐ] while stärkte is [ˈʃtɛʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stärker is recorded at frequency rank #1,678, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkɐ]. stärkte is at rank #48,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁktə].
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 50201, this pair ranks #1,182,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stärker vs stärkte
Shared letters: ekrstä. Private to "stärker": -. Private to "stärkte": -.
"stärker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stärkte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV