Which to use
“Starter” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,488
- “Starter” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 34897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Starter | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die zu Beginn eines Rennens das Startzeichen gibt | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Where the eye mixes Starter and Stätte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Starter vs Stätte
A purely visual mix-up. Starter ([ˈʃtaʁtɐ]) and Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) 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 34897, 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]. Stätte is at rank #19,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə].
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 34897, this pair ranks #1,652,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Starter vs Stätte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Starter": ar. Private to "Stätte": ä.
"Starter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Starter ← satrter · sstarter · staretr · starrter · starterr · startre · startter · statrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Starter" and "Stätte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Starter" vs "Stätte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Starter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,652,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Starter" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Stätte". 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 #1,652,771 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.