Which to use
“Staates” and “Städte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,685
- “Staates” frequency rank
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- 5433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staates | Städte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt |
Where the eye mixes Staates and Städte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Staates with Städte
A purely visual mix-up. Staates ([ˈʃtaːtəs]) and Städte ([ˈʃtɛːtə]) 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 5433, 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]. Städte is at rank #1,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtə].
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 5433, this pair ranks #1,994,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staates vs Städte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Staates": a. Private to "Städte": dä.
"Staates" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Staates ← satates · sstaates · staaets · staatess · staatse · staattes · stataes · sttaates
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Staates" for "Städte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Staates" vs "Städte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Staates" and "Städte" 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 "Städte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staates" and "Städte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staates vs stattet". 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 #1,994,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.