StadienvsStättenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Stadien” and “Stätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,126
“Stadien” frequency rank
#21,443
“Stätten” frequency rank
32569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stadien Stätten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadion Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte

Where the eye mixes Stadien and Stätten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Stadien
7 ch
Stätten

Look-alike desk: Stadien vs Stätten

A purely visual mix-up. Stadien ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ən]) and Stätten ([ˈʃtɛtn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stadien is recorded at frequency rank #11,126, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdi̯ən]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].

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 32569, this pair ranks #1,704,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stadien vs Stätten

Shared letters: enst. Private to "Stadien": adi. Private to "Stätten": ä.

"Stadien" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stadiensatdien · sstadien · staddien · stadein · stadienn · stadine · staiden · stdaien

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stadien" and "Stätten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ən] versus [ˈʃtɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stadien" or "Stätten" show up more?
"Stadien" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,126 in our German list, against #21,443 for "Stätten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,704,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stadien" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten 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 #1,704,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list