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Which to use

“Starte” and “Stute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,555
“Starte” frequency rank
#17,736
“Stute” frequency rank
34291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Starte Stute
Definition selten: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Start weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae)

Where the eye mixes Starte and Stute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Starte
5 ch
Stute

Visual trap between Starte and Stute

A purely visual mix-up. Starte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) and Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) 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 34291, 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]. Stute is at rank #17,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə].

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 34291, this pair ranks #1,666,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Starte vs Stute

Shared letters: est. Private to "Starte": ar. Private to "Stute": u.

"Starte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Startesatrte · sstarte · staret · statre · strate · sttarte · tsarte
  • Stutesstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Starte" and "Stute" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaʁtə] versus [ˈʃtuːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Starte" vs "Stute" - which ranks higher?
"Starte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,555 in our German list, against #17,736 for "Stute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Stute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,666,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Starte" and "Stute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stute vs Stuten". 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 #1,666,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list