Which to use
“stärkte” is a verb and “Stätte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,523
- “stärkte” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 67932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stärkte | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stärken | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Where the eye mixes stärkte and Stätte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stärkte runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against Stätte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stärkte vs Stätte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stärkte is [ˈʃtɛʁktə] while Stätte is [ˈʃtɛtə]. 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 67932, 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]. Stätte is at rank #19,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə].
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 67932, this pair ranks #524,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stärkte vs Stätte
Shared letters: estä. Private to "stärkte": kr. Private to "Stätte": -.
"stärkte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stärkte" for "Stätte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stärkte" or "Stätte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stärkte" and "Stätte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stärkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #524,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stärkte" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkster vs stärkte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #524,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.