Which to use
“sagte” is a verb and “Staate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #311
- “sagte” frequency rank
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- 36951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagte | Staate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sagen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat |
Where the eye mixes sagte and Staate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sagte and Staate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sagte is [ˈzaːktə] while Staate is [ˈʃtaːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagte is recorded at frequency rank #311, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzaːktə]. 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 36951, this pair ranks #1,602,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sagte vs Staate
Shared letters: aest. Private to "sagte": g. Private to "Staate": -.
"sagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sagte" and "Staate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sagte" or "Staate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sagte" 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 #1,602,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagte" 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 #1,602,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.