# startet vs states

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### startet
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtaʁtət] · frequency rank #2,616*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starten

### states
*noun · IPA [steits] · frequency rank #14,678*
Plural des Substantivs state

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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