Which to use
“Staate” and “Stätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,640
- “Staate” frequency rank
- #21,443
- “Stätten” frequency rank
- 58083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staate | Stätten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte |
Where the eye mixes Staate and Stätten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Staate vs Stätten
A purely visual mix-up. Staate ([ˈʃtaːtə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58083, 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]. 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 58083, this pair ranks #876,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staate vs Stätten
Shared letters: est. Private to "Staate": a. Private to "Stätten": nä.
"Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Staate ← satate · sstaate · staaet · staatte · statae · sttaate · tsaate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staate" and "Stätten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Staate" or "Stätten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Staate" and "Stätten" 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 "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #876,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staate" and "Stätten" 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 #876,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.