Which to use
“stabilen” is an adjective and “Stadien” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,029
- “stabilen” frequency rank
- #11,126
- “Stadien” frequency rank
- 24155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stabilen | Stadien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stabil | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadion |
Where the eye mixes stabilen and Stadien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stabilen runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against Stadien's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stabilen vs Stadien
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stabilen is [ʃtaˈbiːlən] while Stadien is [ˈʃtaːdi̯ən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stabilen is recorded at frequency rank #13,029, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈbiːlən]. Stadien is at rank #11,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdi̯ən].
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 24155, this pair ranks #1,851,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stabilen vs Stadien
Shared letters: aeinst. Private to "stabilen": bl. Private to "Stadien": d.
"stabilen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "Stadien" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stabilen" for "Stadien" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stabilen" or "Stadien"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stabilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stadien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stabilen" and "Stadien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stabilen vs Stilen". 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 #1,851,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.