StaatevsstattetConfusable pair

Quick tell: Staate is a noun, stattet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Staate” is a noun and “stattet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,640
“Staate” frequency rank
#48,508
“stattet” frequency rank
85148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Staate stattet
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Staat 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten

Where the eye mixes Staate and stattet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Staate
7 ch
stattet

Look-alike desk: Staate vs stattet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Staate is [ˈʃtaːtə] while stattet is [ˈʃtatət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85148, 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]. stattet is at rank #48,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət].

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 85148, this pair ranks #112,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Staate vs stattet

Shared letters: aest. Private to "Staate": -. Private to "stattet": -.

"Staate" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Staatesatate · sstaate · staaet · staatte · statae · sttaate · tsaate
  • stattetsatttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Staate" for "stattet" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Staate" is a noun and "stattet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Staate" or "stattet"?
"Staate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,640 in our German list, against #48,508 for "stattet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Staate" and "stattet" 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 "stattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Staate" and "stattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs stattete". 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 #112,664 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