StandortvsStandortenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Standort” and “Standorten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,470
“Standort” frequency rank
#8,458
“Standorten” frequency rank
10928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Standort Standorten
Definition Platz, an dem jemand oder etwas physisch steht; Position, in/an der sich jemand oder etwas befindet Dativ Plural des Substantivs Standort

Where the eye mixes Standort and Standorten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Standort runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against Standorten's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Standort
10 ch
Standorten

Look-alike desk: Standort vs Standorten

A purely visual mix-up. Standort ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt]) and Standorten ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Standort” sits inside “Standorten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Standort is recorded at frequency rank #2,470, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt]. Standorten is at rank #8,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩].

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 10928, this pair ranks #1,972,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Standort vs Standorten

Shared letters: adnorst. Private to "Standort": -. Private to "Standorten": e.

"Standort" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "Standorten" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Standort ← satndort · sstandort · stadnort · standdort · standorrt · standortt · standotr · standrot
  • Standorten ← satndorten · sstandorten · stadnorten · standdorten · standoretn · standorrten · standortenn · standortne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Standort" for "Standorten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt] versus [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Standort" vs "Standorten" - which ranks higher?
"Standort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,470 in our German list, against #8,458 for "Standorten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Standort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Standorten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Standort" and "Standorten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Standorten vs Standorts". 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 #1,972,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list