Which to use
“staatlicher” and “stattliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,984
- “staatlicher” frequency rank
- #24,523
- “stattliche” frequency rank
- 34507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatlicher | stattliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich |
Where the eye mixes staatlicher and stattliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. staatlicher 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.
Why the eye confuses staatlicher with stattliche
A purely visual mix-up. staatlicher ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçɐ]) 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 34507, 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]. 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 34507, this pair ranks #1,661,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of staatlicher vs stattliche
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatlicher": r. Private to "stattliche": -.
"staatlicher" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "stattliche" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatlicher ← satatlicher · sstaatlicher · staalticher · staatilcher · staatlciher · staatliccher · staatlicehr · staatlicherr
- stattliche ← satttliche · sstattliche · statltiche · stattilche · stattlcihe · stattlicche · stattliceh · stattlichhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staatlicher" and "stattliche" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "staatlicher" vs "stattliche" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "staatlicher" and "stattliche" 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 "stattliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatlicher" 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 #1,661,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.