starrte

[ˈʃtaʁtə]

/[ˈʃtaʁtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“starrte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,067
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren

Corpus desk

Index DE-starrte · starrte · German

starrte · rank #27,067 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,067
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stalingrad

Nearest frequency peer: Stalingrad (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „starrte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „starrte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

starrte vs Start
57% similar
starrte vs state
71% similar
starrte vs Starte
71% similar

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

Key facts for starrte
PropertyValue
Headwordstarrte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,067
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „starrte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.starrteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stalingrad“ (#27,066), „Steinberg“ (#27,068), „steinernen“ (#27,070). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „starrte“ bei #27,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around starrte (IPA [ˈʃtaʁtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,067 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for starrte, with forms such as "satrrte", "sstarrte", and "starret". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Start", "state", "Starte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is starrte, spelled S-T-A-R-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satrrte
  • sstarrte
  • starret
  • starrtte
  • strarte
  • sttarrte
  • tsarrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of starrte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satrrte2sstarrte1starret2starrtte1strarte2sttarrte1tsarrte2
Edit distance from "starrte"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "starrte"?
"starrte" is spelled S-T-A-R-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtə].
What does "starrte" mean?
As a verb, "starrte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren
What words are commonly confused with "starrte"?
"starrte" is commonly confused with "Start", "state", "Starte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "starrte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "starrte" is [ˈʃtaʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "starrte" come from?
"starrte" 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 "starrte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schneid#27,043Russian#27,030Ritters#27,026Reklame#27,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rufus7 variantsWanda7 variantspoppen7 variantsWerth7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list