Which to use
“staatlichen” and “staatliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- #23,716
- “staatliches” frequency rank
- 26871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlichen | staatliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlichen and staatliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. staatlichen and staatliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: staatlichen vs staatliches
A purely visual mix-up. staatlichen ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]) and staatliches ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs]) 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 s in “staatliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26871, 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]. staatliches is at rank #23,716, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs].
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 26871, this pair ranks #1,811,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlichen vs staatliches
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatlichen": n. Private to "staatliches": -.
"staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "staatliches" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
- staatliches ← satatliches · sstaatliches · staaltiches · staatilches · staatlcihes · staatlicches · staatlicehs · staatlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staatlichen" and "staatliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "staatlichen" or "staatliches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staatliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlichen" and "staatliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staatliches 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 #1,811,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.