Which to use
“Stadion” and “Stadions” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,792
- “Stadion” frequency rank
- #25,773
- “Stadions” frequency rank
- 28565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stadion | Stadions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große bauliche Anlage mit einem zentralen Spielfeld, einer dieses umgebenden Laufbahn, die als Austragungsort für öffentliche Sportwettkämpfe genutzt wird, deren Zuschauer das sportliche Geschehen von Steh- oder Sitzplätzen auf den Rängen aus verfolgen können | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stadion |
Where the eye mixes Stadion and Stadions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Stadion runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against Stadions's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stadion and Stadions
A purely visual mix-up. Stadion ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) and Stadions ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔns]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Stadion” sits inside “Stadions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stadion is recorded at frequency rank #2,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn]. Stadions is at rank #25,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔns].
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 28565, this pair ranks #1,782,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stadion vs Stadions
Shared letters: adinost. Private to "Stadion": -. Private to "Stadions": -.
"Stadion" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Stadions" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stadion" for "Stadions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stadion" vs "Stadions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stadion" and "Stadions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stadion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stadions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,782,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stadion" and "Stadions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stadions vs Stalins". 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 #1,782,531 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.