Which to use
“Staate” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 56049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staate | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Where the eye mixes Staate and Stätte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Staate with Stätte
A purely visual mix-up. Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56049, 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]. 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 56049, this pair ranks #955,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staate vs Stätte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Staate": a. Private to "Stätte": ä.
"Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Staate ← satate · sstaate · staaet · staatte · statae · sttaate · tsaate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staate" and "Stätte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Staate" or "Stätte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staate" 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 #955,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staate" and "Stätte" 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 #955,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.