# Standes vs states

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Standes
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtandəs] · frequency rank #35,463*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stand

### states
*noun · IPA [steits] · frequency rank #14,678*
Plural des Substantivs state

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