Which to use
“staatliches” and “stattlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,716
- “staatliches” frequency rank
- #33,318
- “stattlichen” frequency rank
- 57034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staatliches | stattlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staatlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stattlich |
Where the eye mixes staatliches and stattlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. staatliches (CCVVCCVCCVC) and stattlichen (CCVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses staatliches with stattlichen
A purely visual mix-up. staatliches ([ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs]) and stattlichen ([ˈʃtatlɪçn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staatliches is recorded at frequency rank #23,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs]. 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 57034, this pair ranks #917,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of staatliches vs stattlichen
Shared letters: acehilst. Private to "staatliches": -. Private to "stattlichen": n.
"staatliches" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "stattlichen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staatliches ← satatliches · sstaatliches · staaltiches · staatilches · staatlcihes · staatlicches · staatlicehs · staatlichess
- stattlichen ← satttlichen · sstattlichen · statltichen · stattilchen · stattlcihen · stattlicchen · stattlicehn · stattlichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "staatliches" for "stattlichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "staatliches" vs "stattlichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "staatliches" and "stattlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staatliches" 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 #917,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staatliches" 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 #917,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.