Which to use
“Staate” and “stage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- #15,753
- “stage” frequency rank
- 52393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staate | stage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat | Etappe, Stadium, Station in einem Prozess |
Where the eye mixes Staate and stage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Staate and stage
A purely visual mix-up. Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) and stage ([steɪdʒ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staate is recorded at frequency rank #36,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtə]. stage is at rank #15,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced [steɪdʒ].
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 52393, this pair ranks #1,098,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staate vs stage
Shared letters: aest. Private to "Staate": -. Private to "stage": g.
"Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "stage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staate" and "stage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Staate" or "stage" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Staate" and "stage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,098,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staate" and "stage" 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 #1,098,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.