SpartevsStätteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,943
“Sparte” frequency rank
#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
33352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sparte Stätte
Definition definierter Teil eines größeren Ganzen besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist

Where the eye mixes Sparte and Stätte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Sparte
6 ch
Stätte

Why the eye confuses Sparte with Stätte

A purely visual mix-up. Sparte ([ˈʃpaʁtə]) and Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sparte is recorded at frequency rank #13,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaʁtə]. Stätte is at rank #19,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə].

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 33352, this pair ranks #1,687,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sparte vs Stätte

Shared letters: est. Private to "Sparte": apr. Private to "Stätte": ä.

"Sparte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Spartepsarte · saprte · sparet · sparrte · spartte · spatre · spparte · sprate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sparte" and "Stätte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃpaʁtə] versus [ˈʃtɛtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sparte" or "Stätte"?
"Sparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,943 in our German list, against #19,409 for "Stätte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,687,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sparte" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Stätte". 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 #1,687,815 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