Which to use
“staatliche” and “staatlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,339
- “staatliche” frequency rank
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- 6494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatliche | staatlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich |
Where the eye mixes staatliche and staatlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. staatliche runs 10 letters (CCVVCCVCCV) against staatlichen's 11 (CCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between staatliche and staatlichen
A purely visual mix-up. staatliche ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “staatliche” sits inside “staatlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staatliche is recorded at frequency rank #3,339, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçə]. 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 6494, this pair ranks #1,991,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatliche vs staatlichen
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatliche": -. Private to "staatlichen": n.
"staatliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCV · "staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatliche ← satatliche · sstaatliche · staaltiche · staatilche · staatlcihe · staatlicche · staatliceh · staatlichhe
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staatliche" and "staatlichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "staatliche" vs "staatlichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "staatliche" and "staatlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatliche" 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 #1,991,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatliche" and "staatlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staatliche vs stattlichen". 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 #1,991,450 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.