Which to use
“stationär” is an adjective and “Stationen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,522
- “stationär” frequency rank
- #4,561
- “Stationen” frequency rank
- 29083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stationär | Stationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen festen Ort gebunden, ortsfest (zum Beispiel: Handel, Gewerbe, Militärbesatzung) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Station |
Where the eye mixes stationär and Stationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. stationär and Stationen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stationär vs Stationen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stationär is [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯] while Stationen is [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stationär is recorded at frequency rank #24,522, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. 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 29083, this pair ranks #1,773,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stationär vs Stationen
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "stationär": rä. Private to "Stationen": e.
"stationär" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC · "Stationen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stationen ← sattionen · sstationen · staitonen · statinoen · statioenn · stationenn · stationne · stationnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stationär" and "Stationen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stationär" or "Stationen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stationär" 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 #1,773,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stationär" and "Stationen" 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 #1,773,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.