start-up
[ˈstɑːtʌp]
The verdict
“start-up” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junges und speziell kleines Unternehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-start-up · start-up · German
start-up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | start-up |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈstɑːtʌp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „start-up“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
start-up is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈstɑːtʌp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for start-up, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is start-up, spelled S-T-A-R-T---U-P.
Definition
- 1junges und speziell kleines Unternehmen
- 2in Gang oder Betrieb setzender Akt oder Prozess
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.