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“Stadion” and “Stadium” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,792
- “Stadion” frequency rank
- #8,950
- “Stadium” frequency rank
- 11742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stadion | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Phase/Zeitabschnitt innerhalb einer Entwicklung |
Where the eye mixes Stadion and Stadium
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stadion vs Stadium
A purely visual mix-up. Stadion ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) and Stadium ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ʊm]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11742, 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]. Stadium is at rank #8,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdi̯ʊm].
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 11742, this pair ranks #1,968,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stadion vs Stadium
Shared letters: adist. Private to "Stadion": no. Private to "Stadium": mu.
"Stadion" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Stadium" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stadion" and "Stadium" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stadion" or "Stadium"?
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 "Stadion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stadium" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stadion" and "Stadium" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stadion vs Stadions". 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 #1,968,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.