stärkste

[ˈʃtɛʁkstə]

/[ˈʃtɛʁkstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“stärkste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,672
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark

Corpus desk

Index DE-starkste · stärkste · German

stärkste · rank #7,672 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,672
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH stimmte

Nearest frequency peer: stimmte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “stärkste”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “stärkste” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stärkste vs stärkt
75% similar
stärkste vs Starte
50% similar
stärkste vs starrte
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stärkste
PropertyValue
Headwordstärkste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛʁkstə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,672
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stärkste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stärkste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stärkste (IPA [ˈʃtɛʁkstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,672 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stärkste, with forms such as "sstärkste", "sträkste", and "sttärkste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "stärkt", "Starte", "starrte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stärkste, spelled S-T-Ä-R-K-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs stark
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs stark

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstärkste
  • sträkste
  • sttärkste
  • stäkrste
  • stärkkste
  • stärkset
  • stärksste
  • stärkstte
  • stärktse
  • stärrkste
  • stärskte
  • sätrkste
  • tsärkste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stärkste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstärkste1sträkste2sttärkste1stäkrste2stärkkste1stärkset2stärksste1stärkstte1
Edit distance from "stärkste"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stärkste"?
"stärkste" is spelled S-T-Ä-R-K-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛʁkstə].
What does "stärkste" mean?
As an adjective, "stärkste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stark
What words are commonly confused with "stärkste"?
"stärkste" is commonly confused with "stärkt", "Starte", "starrte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stärkste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stärkste" is [ˈʃtɛʁkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stärkste" come from?
"stärkste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stärkste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Problems#7,652weiblich#7,692wertvoll#7,694westlich#7,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Schaffung13 variantsReinigung13 variantsProgramms13 variantsPriorität13 variants
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list