starten
German, verb/ˈʃtartən/
starten is spelled S-T-A-R-T-E-N (7 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Starten is a German verb meaning “to start (airplane, event etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen Vorgang beginnen”.
What does starten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to start (airplane, event etc.)
Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet.
- 2
to start something
Ich habe den Computer gestartet.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen Vorgang beginnen 2. einen Motor zum Laufen bringen 3. einen Wettkampf eröffnen
verb: 1. einen Vorgang beginnen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of starten
- startet present singular third-person
- startete past
- gestartet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- startend participle present
- starte first-person indicative present
- startest indicative present second-person
- starteten first-person indicative plural
- startetest indicative preterite second-person
- startetet indicative plural preterite
- start imperative second-person singular
- starte! imperative singular
- startet! imperative plural
- gestartet haben auxiliary active infinitive
- gestartet werden auxiliary processual-passive infinitive
- gestartet worden sein auxiliary processual-passive infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce starten?
- /ˈʃtartən/
- [ˈʃtaʁ.tn̩]
- [ˈʃtaɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to starten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is starten in German?
starten appears 43 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).