Which to use
“staatlicher” and “staatliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,984
- “staatlicher” frequency rank
- #23,716
- “staatliches” frequency rank
- 33700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlicher | staatliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlicher and staatliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. staatlicher and staatliches 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 staatlicher with staatliches
A purely visual mix-up. staatlicher ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “staatlicher” becomes s in “staatliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staatlicher is recorded at frequency rank #9,984, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçɐ]. 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 33700, this pair ranks #1,679,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlicher vs staatliches
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatlicher": r. Private to "staatliches": -.
"staatlicher" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "staatliches" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlicher ← satatlicher · sstaatlicher · staalticher · staatilcher · staatlciher · staatliccher · staatlicehr · staatlicherr
- staatliches ← satatliches · sstaatliches · staaltiches · staatilches · staatlcihes · staatlicches · staatlicehs · staatlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staatlicher" and "staatliches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "staatlicher" vs "staatliches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "staatlicher" and "staatliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatlicher" 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 #1,679,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlicher" 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 #1,679,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.