# state vs stay

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### state
*adjective · IPA [steit] · frequency rank #7,114*
auf den Staat bezogen: staatlich

### stay
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #19,048*
bleiben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/state-vs-stay