Which to use
“starkes” is an adjective and “stars” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,006
- “starkes” frequency rank
- #3,921
- “stars” frequency rank
- 9927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starkes | stars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stark | Plural des Substantivs star |
Letter map: starkes vs stars
Shared letters muted; letters that set starkes and stars apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. starkes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stars's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - starkes and stars
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: starkes is anadjective and starsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starkes is recorded at frequency rank #6,006, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁkəs]. stars is at rank #3,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 9927, this pair ranks #1,977,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starkes vs stars
Shared letters: arst. Private to "starkes": ek. Private to "stars": -.
"starkes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "starkes" and "stars" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "starkes" vs "stars" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "starkes" vs "stars" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "starkes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starkes" and "stars" 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 #1,977,610 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.