Which to use
“Staates” is a noun and “starkes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,685
- “Staates” frequency rank
- #6,006
- “starkes” frequency rank
- 9691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staates | starkes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stark |
Where the eye mixes Staates and starkes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Staates with starkes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Staates is [ˈʃtaːtəs] while starkes is [ˈʃtaʁkəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9691, 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]. starkes is at rank #6,006, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁkəs].
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 9691, this pair ranks #1,978,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Staates vs starkes
Shared letters: aest. Private to "Staates": -. Private to "starkes": kr.
"Staates" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "starkes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staates" and "starkes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Staates" or "starkes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Staates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "starkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staates" and "starkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "starkes vs stärkte". 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 #1,978,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.