starkes Verb

[ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp]

/[ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp]/ noun

The verdict

“starkes Verb” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Verb, dessen Konjugation (Flexion) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es durch Ablaut (Vokalwechsel in Wortstamm/Wortwurzel) konjugiert wird

Key facts for starkes Verb
PropertyValue
Headwordstarkes Verb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “starkes Verb” sits in German frequency

starkes Verb falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for starkes Verb is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Verb, dessen Konjugation (Flexion) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es durch Ablaut (Vokalwechsel in Wortstamm/Wortwurzel) konjugiert wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for starkes Verb in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 starkes Verb, spelled S-T-A-R-K-E-S- -V-E-R-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Verb, dessen Konjugation (Flexion) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es durch Ablaut (Vokalwechsel in Wortstamm/Wortwurzel) konjugiert wird

Synonyms

starkes Verbum

Antonyms

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "starkes Verb"?
"starkes Verb" is spelled S-T-A-R-K-E-S- -V-E-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp].
What does "starkes Verb" mean?
As a noun, "starkes Verb" means: Verb, dessen Konjugation (Flexion) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es durch Ablaut (Vokalwechsel in Wortstamm/Wortwurzel) konjugiert wird
How do you pronounce "starkes Verb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "starkes Verb" is [ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "starkes Verb" come from?
"starkes Verb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “starkes Verb”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-R-K-E-S- -V-E-R-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃtaʁkəs ˈvɛʁp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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