Startbahn

[ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn]

/[ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Startbahn” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,860
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahn, Piste, auf der Flugzeuge starten

Corpus desk

Index DE-startbahn · Startbahn · German

Startbahn · rank #40,860 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,860
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH standby

Nearest frequency peer: standby (-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 „Startbahn“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Startbahn“ 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).

Startbahn vs Stadtbahn
89% similar

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

Key facts for Startbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordStartbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,860
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Startbahn“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Startbahnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „standby“ (#40,859), „Stauden“ (#40,861), „spürbaren“ (#40,858). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Startbahn“ bei #40,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Startbahn (IPA [ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,860 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bahn, Piste, auf der Flugzeuge starten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Startbahn, with forms such as "satrtbahn", "sstartbahn", and "starbtahn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Stadtbahn", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Startbahn, spelled S-T-A-R-T-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahn, Piste, auf der Flugzeuge starten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Startbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Startbahn war hell erleuchtet.
  2. „Er sieht zu, wie das Flugzeug einem langen zeremoniellen Weg zur Startbahn folgt.“

Antonyms

Landebahn

This word in other languages

runway(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satrtbahn
  • sstartbahn
  • starbtahn
  • starrtbahn
  • startabhn
  • startbahhn
  • startbahnn
  • startbanh
  • startbbahn
  • startbhan
  • starttbahn
  • statrbahn
  • stratbahn
  • sttartbahn
  • tsartbahn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satrtbahn2sstartbahn1starbtahn2starrtbahn1startabhn2startbahhn1startbahnn1startbanh2
Edit distance from "Startbahn"

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 "Startbahn"?
"Startbahn" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn].
What does "Startbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Startbahn" means: Bahn, Piste, auf der Flugzeuge starten
What words are commonly confused with "Startbahn"?
"Startbahn" is commonly confused with "Stadtbahn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Startbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Startbahn" is [ˈʃtaʁtˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Startbahn" come from?
"Startbahn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spürbaren#40,858Strategen#40,864ständigem#40,870Superheld#40,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Spielarten15 variantsSchmuggler15 variantsschlummert15 variantsTrocknung15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list