startenden

[ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən]

/[ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“startenden” is uncommon German (frequency #71,878 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,878
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend

Key facts for startenden
PropertyValue
Headwordstartenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “startenden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). startenden lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

startenden is uncommon German at frequency #71,878 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for startenden, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is startenden, spelled S-T-A-R-T-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend

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 "startenden"?
"startenden" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən].
What does "startenden" mean?
As an adjective, "startenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs startend
How do you pronounce "startenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "startenden" is [ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "startenden" come from?
"startenden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “startenden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-R-T-E-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaʁtn̩dən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list