Which to use
“staatlichen” and “stattlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,155
- “staatlichen” frequency rank
- #33,318
- “stattlichen” frequency rank
- 36473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlichen | stattlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs staatlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich |
Same sound, different letters: staatlichen vs stattlichen
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. staatlichen (CCVVCCVCCVC) and stattlichen (CCVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: staatlichen vs stattlichen
This is the hard kind. staatlichen and stattlichen are pronounced identically ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçn̩]) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - a in “staatlichen” becomes t in “stattlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36473, 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]. 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 36473, this pair ranks #1,614,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlichen vs stattlichen
Shared letters: acehilnst. Private to "staatlichen": -. Private to "stattlichen": -.
"staatlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "stattlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlichen ← satatlichen · sstaatlichen · staaltichen · staatilchen · staatlcihen · staatlicchen · staatlicehn · staatlichenn
- stattlichen ← satttlichen · sstattlichen · statltichen · stattilchen · stattlcihen · stattlicchen · stattlicehn · stattlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staatlichen" and "stattlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "staatlichen" or "stattlichen" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlichen" 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 #1,614,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlichen" 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 #1,614,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.