sattvsstateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,348
“satt” frequency rank
#7,114
“state” frequency rank
13462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satt state
Definition nicht mehr hungrig; keinen Hunger mehr habend auf den Staat bezogen: staatlich

Where the eye mixes satt and state

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. satt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against state's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
satt
5 ch
state

Look-alike desk: satt vs state

A purely visual mix-up. satt ([zat]) and state ([steit]) 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 13462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

satt is recorded at frequency rank #6,348, classified as anadj, pronounced [zat]. state is at rank #7,114, tagged as anadj, pronounced [steit].

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 13462, this pair ranks #1,957,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of satt vs state

Shared letters: ast. Private to "satt": -. Private to "state": e.

"satt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "state" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • satt ← astt · ssatt
  • state ← sstate · staet · statte · sttae · sttate · tsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "satt" for "state" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([zat] versus [steit]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "satt" vs "state" - which ranks higher?
"satt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,348 in our German list, against #7,114 for "state". 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 "satt" and "state" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "satt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "state" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,957,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satt" and "state" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs state". 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 #1,957,827 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