Which to use
“starrte” is a verb and “Starte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,067
- “starrte” frequency rank
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- 43622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starrte | Starte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start |
Same sound, different letters: starrte vs Starte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: starrte vs Starte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: starrte and Starte carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈʃtaʁtə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starrte is recorded at frequency rank #27,067, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə]. 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 43622, this pair ranks #1,412,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starrte vs Starte
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "starrte": -. Private to "Starte": -.
"starrte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "starrte" and "Starte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "starrte" or "Starte" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "starrte" 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 #1,412,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starrte" and "Starte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starrte". 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 #1,412,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.