SattenvsSätzeWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,248
“Satten” frequency rank
#4,232
“Sätze” frequency rank
36480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Satten Sätze
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Satte Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Satz

Where the eye mixes Satten and Sätze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Satten
5 ch
Sätze

Why the eye confuses Satten with Sätze

A purely visual mix-up. Satten ([ˈzatn̩]) and Sätze ([ˈzɛt͡sə]) 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 36480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Satten is recorded at frequency rank #32,248, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzatn̩]. Sätze is at rank #4,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛt͡sə].

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 36480, this pair ranks #1,614,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Satten vs Sätze

Shared letters: est. Private to "Satten": an. Private to "Sätze": .

"Satten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Sätze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sattenastten · saten · satetn · sattenn · sattne · ssatten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Satten" and "Sätze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzatn̩] versus [ˈzɛt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Satten" or "Sätze" show up more?
"Sätze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,232 in our German list, against #32,248 for "Satten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Satten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,614,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Satten" and "Sätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satten vs Stuten". 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 #1,614,584 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