Which to use
“Starte” is a noun and “starts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- 39459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Starte | starts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start |
Letter map: Starte vs starts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Starte and starts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - Starte and starts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Starte is anoun and startsaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “Starte” becomes s in “starts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Starte is recorded at frequency rank #16,555, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə]. 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 39459, this pair ranks #1,536,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Starte vs starts
Shared letters: arst. Private to "Starte": e. Private to "starts": -.
"Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Starte" and "starts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Starte" or "starts"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Starte" 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 #1,536,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Starte" 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 #1,536,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.