# start vs Stern

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### start
*verb · IPA /stɑːt/ · frequency rank #18,393*
Empezar, comenzar.

### Stern
*noun · IPA [ʃtɛrn] · frequency rank #25,460*
Estrella.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/start-vs-stern