Which to use
“Staat” and “Staate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #895
- “Staat” frequency rank
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- 37535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staat | Staate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat |
Where the eye mixes Staat and Staate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Staat vs Staate
A purely visual mix-up. Staat ([ʃtaːt]) and Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Staat” sits inside “Staate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staat is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaːt]. Staate is at rank #36,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtə].
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 37535, this pair ranks #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staat vs Staate
Shared letters: ast. Private to "Staat": -. Private to "Staate": e.
"Staat" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Staat" and "Staate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Staat" vs "Staate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Staat" and "Staate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Staate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staat" and "Staate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staate vs stärkte". 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 #1,587,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.