SattenvsStädtenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,248
“Satten” frequency rank
#2,088
“Städten” frequency rank
34336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Satten Städten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Satte Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt

Where the eye mixes Satten and Städten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Satten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Städten's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Satten
7 ch
Städten

Visual trap between Satten and Städten

A purely visual mix-up. Satten ([ˈzatn̩]) and Städten ([ˈʃtɛːtn̩]) 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 34336, 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]. Städten is at rank #2,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtn̩].

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 34336, this pair ranks #1,665,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Satten vs Städten

Shared letters: enst. Private to "Satten": a. Private to "Städten": dä.

"Satten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Städten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Satten ← astten · saten · satetn · sattenn · sattne · ssatten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Satten" and "Städten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzatn̩] versus [ˈʃtɛːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Satten" or "Städten"?
"Städten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,088 in our German list, against #32,248 for "Satten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Satten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Städten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,665,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Satten" and "Städten" 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 #1,665,647 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