SpartenvsStättenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,072
“Sparten” frequency rank
#21,443
“Stätten” frequency rank
42515
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sparten Stätten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sparte Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte

Where the eye mixes Sparten and Stätten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Sparten
7 ch
Stätten

Look-alike desk: Sparten vs Stätten

A purely visual mix-up. Sparten ([ˈʃpaʁtn̩]) and Stätten ([ˈʃtɛtn̩]) 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 42515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sparten is recorded at frequency rank #21,072, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaʁtn̩]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].

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 42515, this pair ranks #1,446,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sparten vs Stätten

Shared letters: enst. Private to "Sparten": apr. Private to "Stätten": ä.

"Sparten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Spartenpsarten · saprten · sparetn · sparrten · spartenn · spartne · spartten · spatren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sparten" and "Stätten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃpaʁtn̩] versus [ˈʃtɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Sparten" or "Stätten"?
"Sparten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,072 in our German list, against #21,443 for "Stätten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Sparten" and "Stätten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,446,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sparten" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten vs Stuten". 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 #1,446,919 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