Which to use
“stade” and “state” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #7,114
- “state” frequency rank
- 22599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | state |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | auf den Staat bezogen: staatlich |
Where the eye mixes stade and state
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stade with state
A purely visual mix-up. stade ([ˈʃtaːdə]) and state ([steit]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “stade” becomes t in “state”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22599, 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]. state is at rank #7,114, tagged as anadj, pronounced [steit].
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 22599, this pair ranks #1,872,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs state
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stade": d. Private to "state": -.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "state" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stade" and "state" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stade" or "state" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stade" and "state" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "state" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "state" 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 #1,872,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.