# Stäbe vs states

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stäbe
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛːbə] · frequency rank #35,472*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stab

### states
*noun · IPA [steits] · frequency rank #14,678*
Plural des Substantivs state

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