Startern

[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]

/[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Startern” is uncommon German (frequency #72,961 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,961
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Starter

Corpus desk

Index DE-startern · Startern · German

Startern · rank #72,961 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,961
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtvierteln

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtvierteln (-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 „Startern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Startern
PropertyValue
HeadwordStartern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Startern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Starternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtvierteln“ (#72,960), „Stehplatz“ (#72,962), „Steigbügel“ (#72,963). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Startern“ bei #72,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Startern is uncommon German at frequency #72,961 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʁtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Starter".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Startern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Startern, spelled S-T-A-R-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Starter

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 "Startern"?
"Startern" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtɐn].
What does "Startern" mean?
As a noun, "Startern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Starter
How do you pronounce "Startern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Startern" is [ˈʃtaʁtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Startern" come from?
"Startern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

steigere#72,964Säckchen#72,982Skylines#72,939testeten#72,992

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list