Which to use
“Sake” is a noun and “stade” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,710
- “Sake” frequency rank
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- 63195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sake | stade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad |
Where the eye mixes Sake and stade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Sake runs 4 letters (CVCV) against stade's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Sake and stade
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sake is [ˈzaːkə] while stade is [ˈʃtaːdə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sake is recorded at frequency rank #47,710, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːkə]. stade is at rank #15,485, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdə].
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 63195, this pair ranks #685,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sake vs stade
Shared letters: aes. Private to "Sake": k. Private to "stade": dt.
"Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sake" for "stade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sake" vs "stade" - 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 "Sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #685,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sake" and "stade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sire". 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 #685,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.