# stage vs state

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### stage
*noun · IPA [steɪdʒ] · frequency rank #15,753*
Etappe, Stadium, Station in einem Prozess

### state
*adjective · IPA [steit] · frequency rank #7,114*
auf den Staat bezogen: staatlich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stage-vs-state