starb

/[ʃtaʁp]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,861

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

starb is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben Pronounced [ʃtaʁp]. It ranks #1,861 in German word frequency. Often confused with StB and Stau.

Key facts for starb
PropertyValue
Headwordstarb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtaʁp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,861
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of starb in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for starb is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtaʁp]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,861 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for starb, with forms such as "satrb", "sstarb", and "stabr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "StB", "Stau", "StGB", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is starb, spelled S-T-A-R-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satrb,sstarb,stabr,starbb,starrb,strab,sttarb,tsarb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for starb

Misspelling Variants of "starb"

satrb5sstarb6stabr5starbb6starrb6strab5sttarb6tsarb5
Misspelling Variants of "starb"

Frequency rank: #1,861 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "starb"?
"starb" is spelled S-T-A-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaʁp].
What does "starb" mean?
As a verb, "starb" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sterben
What words are commonly confused with "starb"?
"starb" is commonly confused with "StB", "Stau", "StGB". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "starb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "starb" is [ʃtaʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "starb" come from?
"starb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.