Which to use
“Station” and “Stationen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,793
- “Station” frequency rank
- #4,561
- “Stationen” frequency rank
- 7354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Station | Stationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Station |
Where the eye mixes Station and Stationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Station runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against Stationen'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 Stationen
A purely visual mix-up. Station ([ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Stationen ([ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Station” sits inside “Stationen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7354, 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]. Stationen is at rank #4,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 7354, this pair ranks #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Station vs Stationen
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "Station": -. Private to "Stationen": e.
"Station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Stationen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Station" and "Stationen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Station" or "Stationen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Station" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stationen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Station" and "Stationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satin vs Station". 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 #1,988,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.