Which to use
“Starte” and “Stürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,555
- “Starte” frequency rank
- #27,960
- “Stürze” frequency rank
- 44515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Starte | Stürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz |
Where the eye mixes Starte and Stürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Starte and Stürze
A purely visual mix-up. Starte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) and Stürze ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44515, 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]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].
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 44515, this pair ranks #1,383,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Starte vs Stürze
Shared letters: erst. Private to "Starte": a. Private to "Stürze": zü.
"Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Starte ← satrte · sstarte · staret · statre · strate · sttarte · tsarte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Starte" and "Stürze" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Starte" vs "Stürze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Starte" and "Stürze" 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 #1,383,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.