Which to use
“Säfte” and “Staate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,848
- “Säfte” frequency rank
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- 70488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Säfte | Staate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Saft | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat |
Where the eye mixes Säfte and Staate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Säfte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Staate's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Säfte with Staate
A purely visual mix-up. Säfte ([ˈzɛftə]) and Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Säfte is recorded at frequency rank #33,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛftə]. Staate is at rank #36,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtə].
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 70488, this pair ranks #444,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Säfte vs Staate
Shared letters: est. Private to "Säfte": fä. Private to "Staate": a.
"Säfte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Staate ← satate · sstaate · staaet · staatte · statae · sttaate · tsaate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Säfte" for "Staate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Säfte" or "Staate"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Säfte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Staate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Säfte" and "Staate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staate vs stärkte". 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 #444,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.