Which to use
“startet” and “stattet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,616
- “startet” frequency rank
- #48,508
- “stattet” frequency rank
- 51124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | startet | stattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten |
Where the eye mixes startet and stattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. startet and stattet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: startet vs stattet
A purely visual mix-up. startet ([ˈʃtaʁtət]) and stattet ([ˈʃtatət]) 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 a single letter - r in “startet” becomes t in “stattet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
startet is recorded at frequency rank #2,616, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtət]. stattet is at rank #48,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət].
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 51124, this pair ranks #1,147,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of startet vs stattet
Shared letters: aest. Private to "startet": r. Private to "stattet": -.
"startet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "startet" and "stattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "startet" or "stattet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "startet" and "stattet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "startet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,147,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "startet" and "stattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs stattete". 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 #1,147,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.