# standen vs stands

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### standen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtandn̩] · frequency rank #1,826*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs stehen

### stands
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #42,843*
Plural des Substantivs stand

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