# state vs stone

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stone
*noun · IPA [stəʊn] · frequency rank #9,099*
Stein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/state-vs-stone