Which to use
“Starter” and “states” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,488
- “Starter” frequency rank
- #14,678
- “states” frequency rank
- 30166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Starter | states |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die zu Beginn eines Rennens das Startzeichen gibt | Plural des Substantivs state |
Where the eye mixes Starter and states
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Starter vs states
A purely visual mix-up. Starter ([ˈʃtaʁtɐ]) and states ([steits]) 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 30166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Starter is recorded at frequency rank #15,488, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtɐ]. states is at rank #14,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced [steits].
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 30166, this pair ranks #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Starter vs states
Shared letters: aest. Private to "Starter": r. Private to "states": -.
"Starter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "states" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Starter" and "states" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Starter" vs "states" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Starter" and "states" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Starter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "states" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Starter" and "states" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Starter". 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 #1,753,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.