SätzevsStatueConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,232
“Sätze” frequency rank
#9,985
“Statue” frequency rank
14217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sätze Statue
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Satz freistehendes dreidimensionales Bildwerk

Where the eye mixes Sätze and Statue

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

5 ch
Sätze
6 ch
Statue

Look-alike desk: Sätze vs Statue

A purely visual mix-up. Sätze ([ˈzɛt͡sə]) and Statue ([ˈʃtaːtuə]) 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 14217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sätze is recorded at frequency rank #4,232, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛt͡sə]. Statue is at rank #9,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtuə].

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 14217, this pair ranks #1,952,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sätze vs Statue

Shared letters: est. Private to "Sätze": . Private to "Statue": au.

"Sätze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statuesattue · sstatue · stateu · stattue · staute · sttatue · sttaue · tsatue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sätze" and "Statue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛt͡sə] versus [ˈʃtaːtuə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sätze" or "Statue"?
"Sätze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,232 in our German list, against #9,985 for "Statue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sätze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,952,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sätze" and "Statue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs Statue". 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 #1,952,767 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