Which to use
“starre” is a verb and “Starte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,710
- “starre” frequency rank
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- 35265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starre | Starte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start |
Where the eye mixes starre and Starte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses starre with Starte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: starre is [ˈʃtaʁə] while Starte is [ˈʃtaʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “starre” becomes t in “Starte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starre is recorded at frequency rank #18,710, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁə]. Starte is at rank #16,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə].
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 35265, this pair ranks #1,644,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starre vs Starte
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "starre": -. Private to "Starte": -.
"starre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starre" for "Starte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "starre" or "Starte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "starre" and "Starte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "starre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Starte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starre" and "Starte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starre". 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 #1,644,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.