StädtervsStätteTell them apart

Which to use

“Städter” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,046
“Städter” frequency rank
#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
55455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Städter Stätte
Definition Person, die in einer Stadt lebt besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist

Where the eye mixes Städter and Stätte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Städter runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Stätte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Städter
6 ch
Stätte

Look-alike desk: Städter vs Stätte

A purely visual mix-up. Städter ([ˈʃtɛːtɐ]) and Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Städter is recorded at frequency rank #36,046, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtɐ]. 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 55455, this pair ranks #978,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Städter vs Stätte

Shared letters: estä. Private to "Städter": dr. Private to "Stätte": -.

"Städter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Städter" and "Stätte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛːtɐ] versus [ˈʃtɛtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Städter" vs "Stätte" - which ranks higher?
"Stätte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,409 in our German list, against #36,046 for "Städter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Städter" and "Stätte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Städter" 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 #978,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Städter" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Städter vs stattet". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #978,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list