StatikvsStaturWhich spelling fits?

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

#28,868
“Statik” frequency rank
#30,786
“Statur” frequency rank
59654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Statik Statur
Definition Lehre von den Kräften im Gleichgewicht äußere Erscheinung, körperliches Erscheinungsbild, Gestalt, Größe, Körperbau, Wuchs (eines Menschen)

Where the eye mixes Statik and Statur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Statik and Statur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Statik
6 ch
Statur

Look-alike desk: Statik vs Statur

A purely visual mix-up. Statik ([ˈʃtaːtɪk]) and Statur ([ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59654, 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]. Statur is at rank #30,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯].

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 59654, this pair ranks #816,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Statik vs Statur

Shared letters: ast. Private to "Statik": ik. Private to "Statur": ru.

"Statik" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Statur" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statik ← sattik · sstatik · staitk · statikk · statki · stattik · sttaik · sttatik
  • Statur ← sattur · sstatur · statru · stattur · staturr · stautr · sttatur · sttaur

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Statik" for "Statur" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtɪk] versus [ʃtaˈtuːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Statik" or "Statur"?
"Statik" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,868 in our German list, against #30,786 for "Statur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Statik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #816,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Statik" and "Statur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statur vs steter". 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 #816,378 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