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“starren” and “starrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,759
- “starren” frequency rank
- #24,135
- “starrt” frequency rank
- 35894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starren | starrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewegungslos auf jemanden oder etwas schauen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren |
Where the eye mixes starren and starrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: starren vs starrt
A purely visual mix-up. starren ([ˈʃtaʁən]) and starrt ([ʃtaʁt]) 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 35894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starren is recorded at frequency rank #11,759, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁən]. starrt is at rank #24,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʁt].
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 35894, this pair ranks #1,628,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starren vs starrt
Shared letters: arst. Private to "starren": en. Private to "starrt": -.
"starren" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "starrt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "starren" and "starrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "starren" vs "starrt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "starren" and "starrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "starren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starren" and "starrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starrt". 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 #1,628,962 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.