Which to use
“Station” and “Stätten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,793
- “Station” frequency rank
- #21,443
- “Stätten” frequency rank
- 24236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Station | Stätten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte |
Where the eye mixes Station and Stätten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Station and Stätten
A purely visual mix-up. Station ([ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Stätten ([ˈʃtɛtn̩]) 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 24236, 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]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].
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 24236, this pair ranks #1,850,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Station vs Stätten
Shared letters: nst. Private to "Station": aio. Private to "Stätten": eä.
"Station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Station ← sattion · sstation · staiton · statino · stationn · statoin · stattion · sttaion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Station" and "Stätten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Station" or "Stätten" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Station" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten vs Stuten". 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 #1,850,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.