Which to use
“Stande” and “Standes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,487
- “Stande” frequency rank
- #35,463
- “Standes” frequency rank
- 50950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stande | Standes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stand |
Where the eye mixes Stande and Standes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stande and Standes
A purely visual mix-up. Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) and Standes ([ˈʃtandəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Stande” sits inside “Standes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50950, 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]. Standes is at rank #35,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandəs].
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 50950, this pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stande vs Standes
Shared letters: adenst. Private to "Stande": -. Private to "Standes": -.
"Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Standes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stande" for "Standes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stande" vs "Standes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Standes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stande" and "Standes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sands vs Standes". 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 #1,154,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.