sealsvsStausWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,123
“seals” frequency rank
#23,322
“Staus” frequency rank
65445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seals Staus
Definition Plural des Substantivs seal Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau

Letter map: seals vs Staus

Shared letters muted; letters that set seals and Staus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
seals
5 ch
Staus

Spelling & dictionary notes on seals vs Staus

seals and Staus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seals is recorded at frequency rank #42,123, classified as anoun, 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 65445, this pair ranks #606,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seals vs Staus

Shared letters: as. Private to "seals": el. Private to "Staus": tu.

"seals" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sealsesals · sealls · sealss · seasl · selas · sseals
  • Staussatus · sstaus · stasu · stauss · stuas · tsaus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seals" and "Staus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "seals" vs "Staus" - which ranks higher?
"Staus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,322 in our German list, against #42,123 for "seals". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seals" and "Staus".

  • Full dictionary entry for "seals" 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 #606,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seals" and "Staus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seals". 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 #606,711 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