SOG vs sta, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“SOG” is an abbrev and “sta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,997
“SOG” frequency rank: #18,707
“sta” frequency rank: 22704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	SOG	sta
Definition	Gesetz über die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung (Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz)	Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Letter map: SOG vs sta

Shared letters muted; letters that set SOG and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

SOG

3 ch

sta

Grammar separator: SOG vs sta

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: SOG is anabbrev and staaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

SOG is recorded at frequency rank #3,997, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. 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 22704, this pair ranks #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of SOG vs sta

Shared letters: s. Private to "SOG": go. Private to "sta": at.

"SOG" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "SOG" and "sta" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "SOG" is an abbrev and "sta" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "SOG" vs "sta" - which ranks higher?

"SOG" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,997 in our German list, against #18,707 for "sta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "SOG" vs "sta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "SOG" 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 #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"SOG" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sta". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,870,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.