Which to use
“states” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,678
- “states” frequency rank
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- 34087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | states | Stätte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs state | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist |
Where the eye mixes states and Stätte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: states vs Stätte
A purely visual mix-up. states ([steits]) and Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
states is recorded at frequency rank #14,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [steits]. Stätte is at rank #19,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə].
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 34087, this pair ranks #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of states vs Stätte
Shared letters: est. Private to "states": a. Private to "Stätte": ä.
"states" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- states ← sattes · sstates · staets · statess · statse · stattes · sttaes · sttates
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "states" for "Stätte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "states" or "Stätte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "states" and "Stätte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "states" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "states" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Stätte". 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 #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.