Which to use
“staatlich” and “staatlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,533
- “staatlich” frequency rank
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- 10688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlich | staatlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Staat betreffend, auf den Staat bezogen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlich and staatlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. staatlich runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCC) against staatlichen's 11 (CCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: staatlich vs staatlichen
A purely visual mix-up. staatlich ([ˈʃtaːtlɪç]) and staatlichen ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “staatlich” sits inside “staatlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staatlich is recorded at frequency rank #7,533, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪç]. staatlichen is at rank #3,155, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩].
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 10688, this pair ranks #1,973,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlich vs staatlichen
Shared letters: achilst. Private to "staatlich": -. Private to "staatlichen": en.
"staatlich" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlich ← satatlich · sstaatlich · staaltich · staatilch · staatlcih · staatlicch · staatlichh · staatlihc
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staatlich" and "staatlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "staatlich" vs "staatlichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "staatlich" and "staatlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlich" and "staatlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sämtlich vs staatlich". 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 #1,973,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.