starrten

[ˈʃtaʁtn̩]

/[ˈʃtaʁtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“starrten” is uncommon German (frequency #76,216 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,216
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-starrten · starrten · German

starrten · rank #76,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,216
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH standalone

Nearest frequency peer: standalone (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „starrten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „starrten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for starrten
PropertyValue
Headwordstarrten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „starrten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).starrtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „standalone“ (#76,215), „stattfinde“ (#76,217), „stampft“ (#76,214). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „starrten“ bei #76,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

starrten is uncommon German at frequency #76,216 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtaʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

starrten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is starrten, spelled S-T-A-R-R-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "starrten"?
"starrten" is spelled S-T-A-R-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtn̩].
What does "starrten" mean?
As a verb, "starrten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren
How do you pronounce "starrten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "starrten" is [ˈʃtaʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "starrten" come from?
"starrten" 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 "starrten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list