Which to use
“starrt” is a verb and “statt” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,135
- “starrt” frequency rank
- #315
- “statt” frequency rank
- 24450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starrt | statt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren | schließt zusammen mit der Infinitivkonjunktion ›zu‹ einen abhängigen Infinitiv an und zeigt einen Gegensatz/ eine SubstitutionSubstitutiondefiniert) -> »statt zu« |
Where the eye mixes starrt and statt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: starrt vs statt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: starrt is [ʃtaʁt] while statt is [ʃtat]. 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 conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24450, 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]. statt is at rank #315, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ʃtat].
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 24450, this pair ranks #1,847,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starrt vs statt
Shared letters: ast. Private to "starrt": r. Private to "statt": -.
"starrt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "statt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starrt" for "statt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "starrt" or "statt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "starrt" and "statt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "starrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starrt" and "statt" 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 #1,847,461 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.