sämtlichevsstattlicheConfusable pair

Which to use

“sämtliche” and “stattliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,618
“sämtliche” frequency rank
#24,523
“stattliche” frequency rank
27141
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sämtliche stattliche
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sämtlich Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich

Where the eye mixes sämtliche and stattliche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sämtliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against stattliche's 10 (CCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
sämtliche
10 ch
stattliche

Visual trap between sämtliche and stattliche

A purely visual mix-up. sämtliche ([ˈzɛmtlɪçə]) and stattliche ([ˈʃtatlɪçə]) 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 27141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sämtliche is recorded at frequency rank #2,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛmtlɪçə]. stattliche is at rank #24,523, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtatlɪçə].

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 27141, this pair ranks #1,806,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sämtliche vs stattliche

Shared letters: cehilst. Private to "sämtliche": mä. Private to "stattliche": a.

"sämtliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "stattliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stattliche ← satttliche · sstattliche · statltiche · stattilche · stattlcihe · stattlicche · stattliceh · stattlichhe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sämtliche" and "stattliche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛmtlɪçə] versus [ˈʃtatlɪçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sämtliche" or "stattliche"?
"sämtliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,618 in our German list, against #24,523 for "stattliche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sämtliche" and "stattliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sämtliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stattliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,806,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sämtliche" and "stattliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattliche vs stattlichen". 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 #1,806,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list