Which to use
“staatliche” and “stattlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,339
- “staatliche” frequency rank
- #33,318
- “stattlichen” frequency rank
- 36657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatliche | stattlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich |
Where the eye mixes staatliche and stattlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. staatliche runs 10 letters (CCVVCCVCCV) against stattlichen's 11 (CCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: staatliche vs stattlichen
A purely visual mix-up. staatliche ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçə]) and stattlichen ([ˈʃtatlɪçn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36657, 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]. stattlichen is at rank #33,318, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtatlɪçn̩].
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 36657, this pair ranks #1,609,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatliche vs stattlichen
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatliche": -. Private to "stattlichen": n.
"staatliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCV · "stattlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatliche ← satatliche · sstaatliche · staaltiche · staatilche · staatlcihe · staatlicche · staatliceh · staatlichhe
- stattlichen ← satttlichen · sstattlichen · statltichen · stattilchen · stattlcihen · stattlicchen · stattlicehn · stattlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "staatliche" for "stattlichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "staatliche" or "stattlichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "staatliche" and "stattlichen" 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 "stattlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,609,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatliche" and "stattlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattliche 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 #1,609,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.