Which to use
“stade” is an adjective and “Stauden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #40,861
- “Stauden” frequency rank
- 56346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | Stauden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staude |
Where the eye mixes stade and Stauden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stade vs Stauden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stade is [ˈʃtaːdə] while Stauden is [ˈʃtaʊ̯dn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 56346, 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]. Stauden is at rank #40,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯dn̩].
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 56346, this pair ranks #943,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs Stauden
Shared letters: adest. Private to "stade": -. Private to "Stauden": nu.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stauden" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stade" and "Stauden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stade" or "Stauden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stauden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #943,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "Stauden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stauden vs Stuten". 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 #943,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.