Which to use
“Staates” and “Städten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,685
- “Staates” frequency rank
- #2,088
- “Städten” frequency rank
- 5773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staates | Städten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt |
Where the eye mixes Staates and Städten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Staates and Städten
A purely visual mix-up. Staates ([ˈʃtaːtəs]) and Städten ([ˈʃtɛːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5773, 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]. Städten is at rank #2,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtn̩].
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 5773, this pair ranks #1,993,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staates vs Städten
Shared letters: est. Private to "Staates": a. Private to "Städten": dnä.
"Staates" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Städten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Staates ← satates · sstaates · staaets · staatess · staatse · staattes · stataes · sttaates
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Staates" for "Städten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Staates" vs "Städten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Staates" and "Städten" 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 "Städten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staates" and "Städten" 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 #1,993,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.