Which to use
“Standes” is a noun and “ständig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,463
- “Standes” frequency rank
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- 36707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Standes | ständig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stand | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg |
Where the eye mixes Standes and ständig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Standes with ständig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Standes is [ˈʃtandəs] while ständig is [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Standes is recorded at frequency rank #35,463, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandəs]. ständig is at rank #1,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪç].
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 36707, this pair ranks #1,608,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Standes vs ständig
Shared letters: dnst. Private to "Standes": ae. Private to "ständig": giä.
"Standes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Standes ← satndes · sstandes · stadnes · standdes · standess · standse · staneds · stanndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Standes" and "ständig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Standes" or "ständig" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Standes" and "ständig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Standes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Standes" and "ständig" 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 #1,608,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.