StadionvsStudiosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,792
“Stadion” frequency rank
#10,182
“Studios” frequency rank
12974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stadion Studios
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 Studio

Where the eye mixes Stadion and Studios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Stadion
7 ch
Studios

Visual trap between Stadion and Studios

A purely visual mix-up. Stadion ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) and Studios ([ˈʃtuːdi̯os]) 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 12974, 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]. Studios is at rank #10,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːdi̯os].

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 12974, this pair ranks #1,960,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stadion vs Studios

Shared letters: diost. Private to "Stadion": an. Private to "Studios": u.

"Stadion" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "Studios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stadionsatdion · sstadion · staddion · stadino · stadionn · stadoin · staidon · stdaion
  • Studiossstudios · stduios · sttudios · studdios · studioss · studiso · studois · stuidos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stadion" for "Studios" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn] versus [ˈʃtuːdi̯os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stadion" or "Studios"?
"Stadion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,792 in our German list, against #10,182 for "Studios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Stadion" and "Studios" 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 "Studios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,960,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stadion" and "Studios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Saudis vs Studios". 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 #1,960,894 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