Which to use
“Stande” and “Ständer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,487
- “Stande” frequency rank
- #18,081
- “Ständer” frequency rank
- 33568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stande | Ständer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand | freistehende Vorrichtung, um etwas daran aufrecht zu positionieren oder aufzuhängen |
Where the eye mixes Stande and Ständer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stande vs Ständer
A purely visual mix-up. Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) and Ständer ([ˈʃtɛndɐ]) 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 33568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stande is recorded at frequency rank #15,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandə]. Ständer is at rank #18,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɐ].
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 33568, this pair ranks #1,683,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stande vs Ständer
Shared letters: denst. Private to "Stande": a. Private to "Ständer": rä.
"Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Ständer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stande ← satnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stande" and "Ständer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stande" or "Ständer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ständer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,683,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stande" and "Ständer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stande vs staunte". 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 #1,683,060 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.