Startern

[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]

/[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Startern” is uncommon German (frequency #72,961 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,961
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Starter

Key facts for Startern
PropertyValue
HeadwordStartern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Startern” 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). Startern 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

Startern is uncommon German at frequency #72,961 among 107,600 “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

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    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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Using “Startern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-R-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaʁtɐn] (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