Starke

/stɑɹk/

//stɑɹk// name

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"starke" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Starke” is uncommon English (frequency #64,735 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,735
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-starke · Starke · English

Starke · rank #64,735 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,735
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stanislav

Nearest frequency peer: Stanislav (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Starke”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Starke” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Starke
PropertyValue
HeadwordStarke
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/stɑɹk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Starke” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Stanislav” (#64,734), “stang” (#64,733), “Stauffer” (#64,737). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Starke” is #64,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Starke is uncommon English at frequency #64,735 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /stɑɹk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Starke in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Starke, spelled S-T-A-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Bradford County, Florida, United States.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Starke"?
"Starke" is spelled S-T-A-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /stɑɹk/.
What does "Starke" mean?
As a proper noun, "Starke" means: A surname from German.
How do you pronounce "Starke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Starke" is /stɑɹk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Starke" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suckle#64,749skelly#64,715Tamayo#64,756Tamsin#64,757

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list