Which to use
“Scan” is a noun and “sta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,044
- “Scan” frequency rank
- #18,707
- “sta” frequency rank
- 38751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Scan | sta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kopie beziehungsweise das Abbild einer Vorlage, die mit Hilfe eines Scanners erstellt wurde | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) |
Letter map: Scan vs sta
Shared letters muted; letters that set Scan and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Scan and sta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Scan is anoun and staaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Scan is recorded at frequency rank #20,044, classified as anoun, pronounced [skɛn]. sta is at rank #18,707, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 38751, this pair ranks #1,555,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Scan vs sta
Shared letters: as. Private to "Scan": cn. Private to "sta": t.
"Scan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Scan ← csan · sacn · scann · sccan · scna · sscan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Scan" for "sta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Scan" or "sta"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Scan" and "sta".
- Full dictionary entry for "Scan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Scan" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sta". 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 #1,555,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.