Which to use
“stärkte” and “starre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,523
- “stärkte” frequency rank
- #18,710
- “starre” frequency rank
- 67233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stärkte | starre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stärken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren |
Where the eye mixes stärkte and starre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stärkte runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against starre's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stärkte and starre
A purely visual mix-up. stärkte ([ˈʃtɛʁktə]) and starre ([ˈʃtaʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stärkte is recorded at frequency rank #48,523, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁktə]. starre is at rank #18,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁə].
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 67233, this pair ranks #546,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stärkte vs starre
Shared letters: erst. Private to "stärkte": kä. Private to "starre": a.
"stärkte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "starre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- starre ← satrre · sstarre · stare · starer · strare · sttarre · tsarre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stärkte" for "starre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stärkte" or "starre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stärkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #546,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stärkte" and "starre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkster 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 #546,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.