Which to use
“stars” and “Staus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,921
- “stars” frequency rank
- #23,322
- “Staus” frequency rank
- 27243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stars | Staus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs star | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau |
Letter map: stars vs Staus
Shared letters muted; letters that set stars and Staus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on stars vs Staus
stars 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 a single letter - r in “stars” becomes u in “Staus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stars is recorded at frequency rank #3,921, 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 27243, this pair ranks #1,804,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stars vs Staus
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stars": r. Private to "Staus": u.
"stars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "stars" 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 #1,804,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stars" and "Staus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staus vs steps". 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 #1,804,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.