StädtervsStaturWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#36,046
“Städter” frequency rank
#30,786
“Statur” frequency rank
66832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Städter Statur
Definition Person, die in einer Stadt lebt äußere Erscheinung, körperliches Erscheinungsbild, Gestalt, Größe, Körperbau, Wuchs (eines Menschen)

Where the eye mixes Städter and Statur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Städter runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Statur's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Städter
6 ch
Statur

Why the eye confuses Städter with Statur

A purely visual mix-up. Städter ([ˈʃtɛːtɐ]) and Statur ([ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯]) 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 66832, 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]. Statur is at rank #30,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯].

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 66832, this pair ranks #560,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Städter vs Statur

Shared letters: rst. Private to "Städter": deä. Private to "Statur": au.

"Städter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Statur" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statur ← sattur · sstatur · statru · stattur · staturr · stautr · sttatur · sttaur

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Städter" for "Statur" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛːtɐ] versus [ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Städter" vs "Statur" - which ranks higher?
"Statur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,786 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Städter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #560,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Städter" and "Statur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Städter vs stattet". 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 #560,007 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