Which to use
“standen” is a verb and “stands” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,826
- “standen” frequency rank
- #42,843
- “stands” frequency rank
- 44669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | standen | stands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs stehen | Plural des Substantivs stand |
Letter map: standen vs stands
Shared letters muted; letters that set standen and stands apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: standen vs stands
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: standen is averb and standsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
standen is recorded at frequency rank #1,826, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtandn̩]. stands is at rank #42,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 44669, this pair ranks #1,378,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of standen vs stands
Shared letters: adnst. Private to "standen": e. Private to "stands": -.
"standen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "standen" and "stands" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "standen" or "stands" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "standen" and "stands".
- Full dictionary entry for "standen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,378,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "standen" and "stands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stands". 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 #1,378,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.