Which to use
“statement” and “statements” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,115
- “statement” frequency rank
- #19,046
- “statements” frequency rank
- 26161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statement | statements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Äußerung | Plural des Substantivs statement |
Letter map: statement vs statements
Shared letters muted; letters that set statement and statements apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Corpus notes: statement and statements
statement and statements 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 extra letter(s) - “statement” sits inside “statements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statement is recorded at frequency rank #7,115, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. statements is at rank #19,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 26161, this pair ranks #1,822,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of statement vs statements
Shared letters: aemnst. Private to "statement": -. Private to "statements": -.
"statement" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "statements" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- statement ← sattement · sstatement · staetment · stateemnt · statemennt · statementt · statemetn · statemment
- statements ← sattements · sstatements · staetments · stateemnts · statemennts · statemenst · statementss · statementts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "statement" and "statements" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "statement" or "statements" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "statement" and "statements". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "statement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statement" and "statements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs statements". 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 #1,822,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.