StandortvsStandortsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,470
“Standort” frequency rank
#44,246
“Standorts” frequency rank
46716
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Standort Standorts
Definition Platz, an dem jemand oder etwas physisch steht; Position, in/an der sich jemand oder etwas befindet Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Standort

Where the eye mixes Standort and Standorts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Standort
9 ch
Standorts

Why the eye confuses Standort with Standorts

A purely visual mix-up. Standort ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt]) and Standorts ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt͡s]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Standort” sits inside “Standorts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46716, 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]. Standorts is at rank #44,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt͡s].

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 46716, this pair ranks #1,309,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Standort vs Standorts

Shared letters: adnorst. Private to "Standort": -. Private to "Standorts": -.

"Standort" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC  ·  "Standorts" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Standortsatndort · sstandort · stadnort · standdort · standorrt · standortt · standotr · standrot
  • Standortssatndorts · sstandorts · stadnorts · standdorts · standorrts · standorst · standortss · standortts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Standort" and "Standorts" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt] versus [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Standort" vs "Standorts" - which ranks higher?
"Standort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,470 in our German list, against #44,246 for "Standorts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Standort" and "Standorts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Standort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Standorts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,309,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Standort" and "Standorts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Standortes 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 #1,309,457 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