Deutsch homophones
Städte/Stätte
2 "Städte, Stätte" spellings share pronunciation /ˈʃtɛːtə/; meaning alone separates them. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
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Meaning separates the spellings
Städte, Stätte are held together only by pronunciation /ˈʃtɛːtə/. With no grammar or frequency gap large enough to tip the choice, read each definition before you commit a spelling.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "stä" then splits - "Städte" (6 letters) vs "Stätte" (6).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Städte, Stätte: estä. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Städte
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CCVCCV
Inventory destä · private d
Stätte
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CCVCCV
Inventory estä · no private letters vs siblings
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Städte" when you mean: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt
- Write "Stätte" when you mean: besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist