# starten vs Stätten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### starten
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtaʁtn̩] · frequency rank #1,990*
einen Vorgang beginnen

### Stätten
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛtn̩] · frequency rank #21,443*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/starten-vs-statten