Which to use
“starr” is an adjective and “starter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,159
- “starr” frequency rank
- #33,026
- “starter” frequency rank
- 62185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starr | starter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rigide, indéformable. | Juge au départ, personne qui donne le départ d’une épreuve et qui vérifie que nul ne fait de faux départ. |
Where the eye mixes starr and starter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: starr vs starter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: starr is \ʃtaʁ\ while starter is \staʁ.tɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starr is recorded at frequency rank #29,159, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃtaʁ\. starter is at rank #33,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced \staʁ.tɛʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62185, this pair ranks #88,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of starr vs starter
Shared letters: arst. Private to "starr": -. Private to "starter": e.
"starr" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "starter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starr" for "starter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "starr" vs "starter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "starr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starr" and "starter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "starr vs stase". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #88,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.