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

#8,458
“Standorten” frequency rank
#44,246
“Standorts” frequency rank
52704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Standorten Standorts
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Standort Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Standort

Where the eye mixes Standorten and Standorts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Standorten runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCVC) against Standorts's 9 (CCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Standorten
9 ch
Standorts

Look-alike desk: Standorten vs Standorts

A purely visual mix-up. Standorten ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Standorten is recorded at frequency rank #8,458, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩]. 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 52704, this pair ranks #1,086,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Standorten vs Standorts

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

"Standorten" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Standorts" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Standorten ← satndorten · sstandorten · stadnorten · standdorten · standoretn · standorrten · standortenn · standortne
  • Standorts ← satndorts · sstandorts · stadnorts · standdorts · standorrts · standorst · standortss · standortts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Standorten" and "Standorts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁtn̩] versus [ˈʃtantˌʔɔʁt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Standorten" or "Standorts"?
"Standorten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,458 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Standorten" 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 #1,086,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Standorten" 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 #1,086,521 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