Which to use
“Städte” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 21157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Same sound, different letters: Städte vs Stätte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: Städte vs Stätte
This is the hard kind. Städte and Stätte are pronounced identically ([ˈʃtɛːtə]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - d in “Städte” becomes t in “Stätte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21157, 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]. Stätte is at rank #19,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə].
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 21157, this pair ranks #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs Stätte
Shared letters: estä. Private to "Städte": d. Private to "Stätte": -.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "Städte" / "Stätte". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Stätte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.