Which to use
“Städte” and “Stange” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #9,459
- “Stange” frequency rank
- 11207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | Stange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung |
Where the eye mixes Städte and Stange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Städte vs Stange
A purely visual mix-up. Städte ([ˈʃtɛːtə]) and Stange ([ˈʃtaŋə]) 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 11207, 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]. Stange is at rank #9,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaŋə].
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 11207, this pair ranks #1,971,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs Stange
Shared letters: est. Private to "Städte": dä. Private to "Stange": agn.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stange" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stange ← satnge · sstange · stagne · staneg · stangge · stannge · stnage · sttange
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Städte" and "Stange" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Städte" or "Stange" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Städte" and "Stange" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "Stange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stange 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 #1,971,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.