startetenvsStatutenTell them apart

Quick tell: starteten is a verb, Statuten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“starteten” is a verb and “Statuten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,677
“starteten” frequency rank
#22,516
“Statuten” frequency rank
37193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature starteten Statuten
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut

Where the eye mixes starteten and Statuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
starteten
8 ch
Statuten

Visual trap between starteten and Statuten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: starteten is [ˈʃtaʁtətn̩] while Statuten is [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

starteten is recorded at frequency rank #14,677, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtətn̩]. Statuten is at rank #22,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩].

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 37193, this pair ranks #1,596,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of starteten vs Statuten

Shared letters: aenst. Private to "starteten": r. Private to "Statuten": u.

"starteten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • startetensatrteten · sstarteten · staretten · starrteten · starteetn · startetenn · startetne · startetten
  • Statutensattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "starteten" for "Statuten" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "starteten" is a verb and "Statuten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "starteten" vs "Statuten" - which ranks higher?
"starteten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,677 in our German list, against #22,516 for "Statuten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "starteten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,596,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "starteten" and "Statuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuten vs Stuten". 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 #1,596,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list