# Sonaten vs Staaten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sonaten
*noun · IPA [zoˈnaːtn̩] · frequency rank #48,497*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sonate

### Staaten
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtaːtn̩] · frequency rank #978*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staat

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sonaten-vs-staaten