Städten vs stattet, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Städten” is a noun and “stattet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,088
“Städten” frequency rank: #48,508
“stattet” frequency rank: 50596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Städten	stattet
Definition	Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt	2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Städten and stattet apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

Städten

7 ch

stattet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Städten is [ˈʃtɛːtn̩] while stattet is [ˈʃtatət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50596, 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]. stattet is at rank #48,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət].

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 50596, this pair ranks #1,167,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Städten vs stattet

Shared letters: est. Private to "Städten": dnä. Private to "stattet": a.

"Städten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

stattet ← satttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet

Frequency comparison

Städten#2,088

stattet#48,508

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Städten" and "stattet" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Städten" is a noun and "stattet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Städten" or "stattet"?

"Städten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,088 in our German list, against #48,508 for "stattet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Städten vs stattet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Städten”; for a verb, it's “stattet”.
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