statementsvsStraussConfusable pair

Quick tell: statements is a noun, Strauss is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“statements” is a noun and “Strauss” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,046
“statements” frequency rank
#5,768
“Strauss” frequency rank
24814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature statements Strauss
Definition Plural des Substantivs statement afrikaanser Nachname

Letter map: statements vs Strauss

Shared letters muted; letters that set statements and Strauss apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

10 ch
statements
7 ch
Strauss

Part-of-speech tell for statements / Strauss

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: statements is anoun and Straussaname. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

statements is recorded at frequency rank #19,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Strauss is at rank #5,768, tagged as aname, 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 24814, this pair ranks #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of statements vs Strauss

Shared letters: ast. Private to "statements": emn. Private to "Strauss": ru.

"statements" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCC  ·  "Strauss" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statementssattements · sstatements · staetments · stateemnts · statemennts · statemenst · statementss · statementts
  • Strausssrtauss · sstrauss · staruss · strasus · straus · strauß · strrauss · struass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "statements" and "Strauss" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "statements" is a noun and "Strauss" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "statements" vs "Strauss" - which ranks higher?
"Strauss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,768 in our German list, against #19,046 for "statements". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "statements" and "Strauss".

  • Full dictionary entry for "statements" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Strauss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "statements" and "Strauss" 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 #1,842,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list