Which to use
“Station” is a noun and “stationär” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,793
- “Station” frequency rank
- #24,522
- “stationär” frequency rank
- 27315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Station | stationär |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält | an einen festen Ort gebunden, ortsfest (zum Beispiel: Handel, Gewerbe, Militärbesatzung) |
Where the eye mixes Station and stationär
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Station runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against stationär's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Station with stationär
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Station is [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn] while stationär is [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Station” sits inside “stationär”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Station is recorded at frequency rank #2,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]. stationär is at rank #24,522, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
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 27315, this pair ranks #1,803,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Station vs stationär
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "Station": -. Private to "stationär": rä.
"Station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "stationär" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Station ← sattion · sstation · staiton · statino · stationn · statoin · stattion · sttaion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Station" and "stationär" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Station" vs "stationär" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Station" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stationär" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Station" and "stationär" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stationär vs stationärer". 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 #1,803,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.