Which to use
“stands” and “Staus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,843
- “stands” frequency rank
- #23,322
- “Staus” frequency rank
- 66165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stands | Staus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs stand | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau |
Letter map: stands vs Staus
Shared letters muted; letters that set stands and Staus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: stands and Staus
stands and Staus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stands is recorded at frequency rank #42,843, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Staus is at rank #23,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯s].
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 66165, this pair ranks #582,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stands vs Staus
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stands": dn. Private to "Staus": u.
"stands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stands" for "Staus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stands" or "Staus" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stands" and "Staus".
- Full dictionary entry for "stands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Staus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #582,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stands" and "Staus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stands". 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 #582,464 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.