# Staates vs Standes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Staates
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtaːtəs] · frequency rank #3,685*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat

### Standes
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtandəs] · frequency rank #35,463*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/staates-vs-standes