Which to use
“Start” and “Statut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,094
- “Start” frequency rank
- #42,844
- “Statut” frequency rank
- 43938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Start | Statut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | absichtsvoller Beginn einer Tätigkeit/eines Projekts | Gesamtheit der Bestimmungen, nach denen eine Institution/Organisation arbeiten soll |
Where the eye mixes Start and Statut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Start and Statut
A purely visual mix-up. Start ([ʃtaʁt]) and Statut ([ʃtaˈtuːt]) 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 43938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Start is recorded at frequency rank #1,094, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaʁt]. Statut is at rank #42,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːt].
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 43938, this pair ranks #1,402,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Start vs Statut
Shared letters: ast. Private to "Start": r. Private to "Statut": u.
"Start" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Statut" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Start" and "Statut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Start" or "Statut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Start" and "Statut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Start" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Statut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Start" and "Statut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs Statut". 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 #1,402,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.