# Staats vs stands

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Staats
*noun · IPA [ʃtaːt͡s] · frequency rank #6,356*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Staat

### stands
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #42,843*
Plural des Substantivs stand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/staats-vs-stands