Which to use
“stärkte” and “staunte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,523
- “stärkte” frequency rank
- #47,748
- “staunte” frequency rank
- 96271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stärkte | staunte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stärken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen |
Where the eye mixes stärkte and staunte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stärkte (CCVCCCV) and staunte (CCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: stärkte vs staunte
A purely visual mix-up. stärkte ([ˈʃtɛʁktə]) and staunte ([ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96271, 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]. staunte is at rank #47,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə].
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 96271, this pair ranks #7,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stärkte vs staunte
Shared letters: est. Private to "stärkte": krä. Private to "staunte": anu.
"stärkte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "staunte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- staunte ← satunte · sstaunte · stanute · staunet · staunnte · stauntte · stautne · sttaunte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stärkte" for "staunte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stärkte" or "staunte" show up more?
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 "staunte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stärkte" and "staunte" 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 #7,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.