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

#32,248
“Satten” frequency rank
#48,519
“Stuten” frequency rank
80767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Satten Stuten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Satte (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen)

Where the eye mixes Satten and Stuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Satten (CVCCVC) and Stuten (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Satten
6 ch
Stuten

Look-alike desk: Satten vs Stuten

A purely visual mix-up. Satten ([ˈzatn̩]) and Stuten ([ˈʃtuːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80767, 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]. Stuten is at rank #48,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩].

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 80767, this pair ranks #188,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Satten vs Stuten

Shared letters: enst. Private to "Satten": a. Private to "Stuten": u.

"Satten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Satten ← astten · saten · satetn · sattenn · sattne · ssatten
  • Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Satten" and "Stuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzatn̩] versus [ˈʃtuːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Satten" or "Stuten" show up more?
"Satten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,248 in our German list, against #48,519 for "Stuten". 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 "Satten" and "Stuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Satten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Satten" and "Stuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen 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 #188,903 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