Which to use
“Starte” and “store” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- #6,598
- “store” frequency rank
- 23153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Starte | store |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start | der Laden, das Geschäft, britisch nur ab gewisser Größe mit verschiedenen Waren |
Where the eye mixes Starte and store
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Starte vs store
A purely visual mix-up. Starte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) and store ([stɔː(ɹ)]) 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 23153, 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]. store is at rank #6,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stɔː(ɹ)].
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 23153, this pair ranks #1,865,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Starte vs store
Shared letters: erst. Private to "Starte": a. Private to "store": o.
"Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "store" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Starte" and "store" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Starte" vs "store" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Starte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "store" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Starte" and "store" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Starte". 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 #1,865,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.