Which to use
“stade” is an adjective and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #25,778
- “ste” frequency rank
- 41263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti |
Letter map: stade vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set stade and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for stade / ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stade is anadjective and steaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41263, 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]. ste is at rank #25,778, tagged as averb, 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 41263, this pair ranks #1,484,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs ste
Shared letters: est. Private to "stade": ad. Private to "ste": -.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stade ← satde · sstade · stadde · staed · stdae · sttade · tsade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stade" and "ste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stade" or "ste"?
After this comparison
Pair "stade" vs "ste" 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 "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,484,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ste". 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 #1,484,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.