Which to use
“Städte” and “Stande” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #15,487
- “Stande” frequency rank
- 17235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | Stande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand |
Where the eye mixes Städte and Stande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Städte vs Stande
A purely visual mix-up. Städte ([ˈʃtɛːtə]) and Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) 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 17235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Städte is recorded at frequency rank #1,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtə]. Stande is at rank #15,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandə].
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 17235, this pair ranks #1,929,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs Stande
Shared letters: dest. Private to "Städte": ä. Private to "Stande": an.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stande ← satnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Städte" and "Stande" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Städte" or "Stande"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "Stande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stande vs staunte". 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 #1,929,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.