StaatevsStandeWhich spelling fits?

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

#36,640
“Staate” frequency rank
#15,487
“Stande” frequency rank
52127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Staate Stande
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand

Where the eye mixes Staate and Stande

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

6 ch
Staate
6 ch
Stande

Look-alike desk: Staate vs Stande

A purely visual mix-up. Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) and Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52127, 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]. Stande is at rank #15,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandə].

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 52127, this pair ranks #1,108,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Staate vs Stande

Shared letters: aest. Private to "Staate": -. Private to "Stande": dn.

"Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Staatesatate · sstaate · staaet · staatte · statae · sttaate · tsaate
  • Standesatnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Staate" and "Stande" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtə] versus [ˈʃtandə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Staate" or "Stande"?
"Stande" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,487 in our German list, against #36,640 for "Staate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Staate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,108,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Staate" and "Stande" 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 #1,108,986 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