# states vs Stiftes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### states
*noun · IPA [steits] · frequency rank #14,678*
Plural des Substantivs state

### Stiftes
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɪftəs] · frequency rank #37,227*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stift

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