Which to use
“staatlichen” and “staatlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- #9,984
- “staatlicher” frequency rank
- 13139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlichen | staatlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlichen and staatlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. staatlichen and staatlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses staatlichen with staatlicher
A purely visual mix-up. staatlichen ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]) and staatlicher ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “staatlichen” becomes r in “staatlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staatlichen is recorded at frequency rank #3,155, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]. staatlicher is at rank #9,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçɐ].
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 13139, this pair ranks #1,959,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlichen vs staatlicher
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatlichen": n. Private to "staatlicher": r.
"staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "staatlicher" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
- staatlicher ← satatlicher · sstaatlicher · staalticher · staatilcher · staatlciher · staatliccher · staatlicehr · staatlicherr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "staatlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlichen" and "staatlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staatlicher 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 #1,959,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.