Which to use
“Staates” and “Staats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,685
- “Staates” frequency rank
- #6,356
- “Staats” frequency rank
- 10041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staates | Staats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat |
Where the eye mixes Staates and Staats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Staates vs Staats
A purely visual mix-up. Staates ([ˈʃtaːtəs]) and Staats ([ʃtaːt͡s]) 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 10041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staates is recorded at frequency rank #3,685, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtəs]. Staats is at rank #6,356, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaːt͡s].
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 10041, this pair ranks #1,977,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staates vs Staats
Shared letters: ast. Private to "Staates": e. Private to "Staats": -.
"Staates" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Staats" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staates" and "Staats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Staates" vs "Staats" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Staates" and "Staats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Staats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staates" and "Staats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staats vs stunts". 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 #1,977,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.