Which to use
“stade” is an adjective and “stands” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #42,843
- “stands” frequency rank
- 58328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | stands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | Plural des Substantivs stand |
Letter map: stade vs stands
Shared letters muted; letters that set stade and stands apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. stade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against stands's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - stade and stands
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stade is anadjective and standsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stade is recorded at frequency rank #15,485, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdə]. stands is at rank #42,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 58328, this pair ranks #867,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs stands
Shared letters: adst. Private to "stade": e. Private to "stands": n.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stade" and "stands" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stade" or "stands"?
After this comparison
Pair "stade" vs "stands" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #867,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "stands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stands". 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 #867,044 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.