Stärke

/[ˈʃtɛʁkə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,998

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stärke is aGermannoun. It means: Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere Pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkə]. It ranks #2,998 in German word frequency. Often confused with Start and stars.

Key facts for Stärke
PropertyValue
HeadwordStärke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,998
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stärke is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛʁkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,998 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stärke, with forms such as "sstärke", "sträke", and "sttärke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Start", "stars", "store", 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 Stärke, spelled S-T-Ä-R-K-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  2. 2
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  3. 3
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  4. 4
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  5. 5
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  6. 6
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  7. 7
    Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
  8. 8
    ein Polysaccharid, pflanzlicher Speicherstoff

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstärke,sträke,sttärke,stäkre,stärek,stärkke,stärrke,sätrke,tsärke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stärke

Misspelling Variants of "Stärke"

sstärke7sträke6sttärke7stäkre6stärek6stärkke7stärrke7sätrke6
Misspelling Variants of "Stärke"

Frequency rank: #2,998 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stärke"?
"Stärke" is spelled S-T-Ä-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁkə].
What does "Stärke" mean?
As a noun, "Stärke" means: Kraft, Macht, Potenz, Vermögen, insbesondere
What words are commonly confused with "Stärke"?
"Stärke" is commonly confused with "Start", "stars", "store". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stärke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stärke" is [ˈʃtɛʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stärke" come from?
"Stärke" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.