Which to use
“staatlichen” and “stattliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- #24,523
- “stattliche” frequency rank
- 27678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlichen | stattliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlichen and stattliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. staatlichen runs 11 letters (CCVVCCVCCVC) against stattliche's 10 (CCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between staatlichen and stattliche
A purely visual mix-up. staatlichen ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]) and stattliche ([ˈʃtatlɪçə]) 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 27678, 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]. stattliche is at rank #24,523, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtatlɪçə].
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 27678, this pair ranks #1,797,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlichen vs stattliche
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatlichen": n. Private to "stattliche": -.
"staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "stattliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
- stattliche ← satttliche · sstattliche · statltiche · stattilche · stattlcihe · stattlicche · stattliceh · stattlichhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staatlichen" and "stattliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "staatlichen" or "stattliche" show up more?
What to do next
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 "stattliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlichen" and "stattliche" 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 #1,797,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.