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

#7,399
“städtische” frequency rank
#28,400
“statisch” frequency rank
35799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature städtische statisch
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs städtisch das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte betreffend

Where the eye mixes städtische and statisch

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. städtische runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCCV) against statisch's 8 (CCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
städtische
8 ch
statisch

Visual trap between städtische and statisch

A purely visual mix-up. städtische ([ˈʃtɛtɪʃə]) and statisch ([ˈʃtaːtɪʃ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

städtische is recorded at frequency rank #7,399, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtɪʃə]. statisch is at rank #28,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtɪʃ].

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 35799, this pair ranks #1,631,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of städtische vs statisch

Shared letters: chist. Private to "städtische": deä. Private to "statisch": a.

"städtische" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCCV  ·  "statisch" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statisch ← sattisch · sstatisch · staitsch · staticsh · statiscch · statischh · statishc · statissch

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "städtische" and "statisch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛtɪʃə] versus [ˈʃtaːtɪʃ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "städtische" or "statisch" show up more?
"städtische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,399 in our German list, against #28,400 for "statisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "städtische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "statisch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,631,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "städtische" and "statisch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statisch vs statischen". 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 #1,631,241 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