# starts vs Stifts

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### starts
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #22,904*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start

### Stifts
*noun · IPA [ʃtɪft͡s] · frequency rank #44,253*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stift

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/starts-vs-stifts