StaatesvsStättenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Staates” and “Stätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,685
“Staates” frequency rank
#21,443
“Stätten” frequency rank
25128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Staates Stätten
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte

Where the eye mixes Staates and Stätten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Staates
7 ch
Stätten

Look-alike desk: Staates vs Stätten

A purely visual mix-up. Staates ([ˈʃtaːtəs]) and Stätten ([ˈʃtɛtn̩]) 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 25128, 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]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].

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 25128, this pair ranks #1,837,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Staates vs Stätten

Shared letters: est. Private to "Staates": a. Private to "Stätten": .

"Staates" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Staatessatates · sstaates · staaets · staatess · staatse · staattes · stataes · sttaates

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Staates" and "Stätten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtəs] versus [ˈʃtɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Staates" or "Stätten"?
"Staates" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,685 in our German list, against #21,443 for "Stätten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Staates" and "Stätten" 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 "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,837,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Staates" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten vs Stuten". 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 #1,837,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list