Which to use
“starrt” and “starts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,135
- “starrt” frequency rank
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- 47039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starrt | starts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start |
Letter map: starrt vs starts
Shared letters muted; letters that set starrt and starts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: starrt and starts
starrt and starts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starrt is recorded at frequency rank #24,135, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʁt]. starts is at rank #22,904, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 47039, this pair ranks #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starrt vs starts
Shared letters: arst. Private to "starrt": -. Private to "starts": -.
"starrt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "starrt" and "starts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "starrt" or "starts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "starrt" and "starts".
- Full dictionary entry for "starrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starrt" and "starts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs starts". 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 #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.