Which to use
“Start” is a noun and “stürzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,094
- “Start” frequency rank
- #8,290
- “stürzt” frequency rank
- 9384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Start | stürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | absichtsvoller Beginn einer Tätigkeit/eines Projekts | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes Start and stürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Start vs stürzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Start is [ʃtaʁt] while stürzt is [ʃtʏʁt͡st]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9384, 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]. stürzt is at rank #8,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁt͡st].
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 9384, this pair ranks #1,980,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Start vs stürzt
Shared letters: rst. Private to "Start": a. Private to "stürzt": zü.
"Start" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stürzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Start ← satrt · sstart · startt · statr · strat · sttart · tsart
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Start" and "stürzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Start" or "stürzt"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Start" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Start" and "stürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürzt vs surft". 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 #1,980,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.