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

#7,232
“Standorte” frequency rank
#44,246
“Standorts” frequency rank
51478
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Standorte Standorts
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Standort Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Standort

Where the eye mixes Standorte and Standorts

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

9 ch
Standorte
9 ch
Standorts

Why the eye confuses Standorte with Standorts

A purely visual mix-up. Standorte ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Standorte” becomes s in “Standorts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Standorte is recorded at frequency rank #7,232, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtə]. 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 51478, this pair ranks #1,134,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Standorte vs Standorts

Shared letters: adnorst. Private to "Standorte": e. Private to "Standorts": -.

"Standorte" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV  ·  "Standorts" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Standortesatndorte · sstandorte · stadnorte · standdorte · standoret · standorrte · standortte · standotre
  • Standortssatndorts · sstandorts · stadnorts · standdorts · standorrts · standorst · standortss · standortts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Standorte" for "Standorts" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtə] versus [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Standorte" vs "Standorts" - which ranks higher?
"Standorte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,232 in our German list, against #44,246 for "Standorts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Standorte" 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 #1,134,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Standorte" 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 #1,134,042 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