StatikvsStätteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Statik” and “Stätte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,868
“Statik” frequency rank
#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
48277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Statik Stätte
Definition Lehre von den Kräften im Gleichgewicht besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist

Where the eye mixes Statik and Stätte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Statik
6 ch
Stätte

Visual trap between Statik and Stätte

A purely visual mix-up. Statik ([ˈʃtaːtɪk]) 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 48277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Statik is recorded at frequency rank #28,868, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtɪk]. 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 48277, this pair ranks #1,254,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Statik vs Stätte

Shared letters: st. Private to "Statik": aik. Private to "Stätte": .

"Statik" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statiksattik · sstatik · staitk · statikk · statki · stattik · sttaik · sttatik

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Statik" for "Stätte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtɪk] versus [ˈʃtɛtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Statik" or "Stätte"?
"Stätte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,409 in our German list, against #28,868 for "Statik". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Statik" and "Stätte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Statik" 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 #1,254,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Statik" and "Stätte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satin vs Statik". 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 #1,254,475 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