Which to use
“scans” is a verb and “Staus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,182
- “scans” frequency rank
- #23,322
- “Staus” frequency rank
- 60504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | Staus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scan | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau |
Letter map: scans vs Staus
Shared letters muted; letters that set scans and Staus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - scans and Staus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scans is averb and Stausanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #37,182, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Staus is at rank #23,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯s].
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 60504, this pair ranks #784,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs Staus
Shared letters: as. Private to "scans": cn. Private to "Staus": tu.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scans" and "Staus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "scans" or "Staus"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Staus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #784,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "Staus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scans". 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 #784,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.