Which to use
“starts” is a verb and “Stätte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 42313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starts | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Letter map: starts vs Stätte
Shared letters muted; letters that set starts and Stätte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: starts vs Stätte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: starts is averb and Stätteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starts is recorded at frequency rank #22,904, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 42313, this pair ranks #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starts vs Stätte
Shared letters: st. Private to "starts": ar. Private to "Stätte": eä.
"starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- starts ← satrts · sstarts · starrts · starst · startss · startts · statrs · strats
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starts" for "Stätte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "starts" or "Stätte" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "starts" and "Stätte".
- Full dictionary entry for "starts" 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 #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starts" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs starts". 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 #1,453,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.