Which to use
“Station” and “Statuen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,793
- “Station” frequency rank
- #17,730
- “Statuen” frequency rank
- 20523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Station | Statuen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statue |
Where the eye mixes Station and Statuen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Station with Statuen
A purely visual mix-up. Station ([ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Statuen ([ˈʃtaːtuən]) 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 20523, 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]. Statuen is at rank #17,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtuən].
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 20523, this pair ranks #1,896,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Station vs Statuen
Shared letters: anst. Private to "Station": io. Private to "Statuen": eu.
"Station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "Statuen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Station" for "Statuen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Station" vs "Statuen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Station" and "Statuen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Station" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Statuen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Station" and "Statuen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuen 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 #1,896,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.