Which to use
“Städten” and “Stätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,088
- “Städten” frequency rank
- #21,443
- “Stätten” frequency rank
- 23531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städten | Stätten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte |
Same sound, different letters: Städten vs Stätten
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. Städten and Stätten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Städten and Stätten
This is the hard kind. Städten and Stätten are pronounced identically ([ˈʃtɛːtn̩]) 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 “Städten” becomes t in “Stätten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Städten is recorded at frequency rank #2,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtn̩]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].
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 23531, this pair ranks #1,860,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städten vs Stätten
Shared letters: enstä. Private to "Städten": d. Private to "Stätten": -.
"Städten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Städten" vs "Stätten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "Städten" / "Stätten". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städten" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten vs Stuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,860,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.