Which to use
“stade” and “stark” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #454
- “stark” frequency rank
- 15939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | stark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | mit Kraft ausgestattet, von Kraft geprägt, zeugend |
Where the eye mixes stade and stark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stade vs stark
A purely visual mix-up. stade ([ˈʃtaːdə]) and stark ([ʃtaʁk]) 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 15939, 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]. stark is at rank #454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaʁk].
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 15939, this pair ranks #1,939,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs stark
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stade": de. Private to "stark": kr.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stark" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stade" and "stark" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stade" vs "stark" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "stark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs stade". 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 #1,939,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.