Which to use
“Staaten” and “Stuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #978
- “Staaten” frequency rank
- #48,519
- “Stuten” frequency rank
- 49497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staaten | Stuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staat | (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen) |
Where the eye mixes Staaten and Stuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Staaten runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against Stuten's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Staaten with Stuten
A purely visual mix-up. Staaten ([ˈʃtaːtn̩]) and Stuten ([ˈʃtuːtn̩]) 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 49497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staaten is recorded at frequency rank #978, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtn̩]. Stuten is at rank #48,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩].
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 49497, this pair ranks #1,209,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staaten vs Stuten
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Staaten": a. Private to "Stuten": u.
"Staaten" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staaten" and "Stuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Staaten" vs "Stuten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Staaten" and "Stuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staaten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,209,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staaten" and "Stuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuten". 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 #1,209,294 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.