# starten vs Sternen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Sternen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛʁnən] · frequency rank #7,116*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stern

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/starten-vs-sternen