stationärevsstationärerWhat's the difference?

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“stationäre” and “stationärer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,076
“stationäre” frequency rank
#47,020
“stationärer” frequency rank
65096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stationäre stationärer
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stationär Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stationär

Where the eye mixes stationäre and stationärer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
stationäre
11 ch
stationärer

Visual trap between stationäre and stationärer

A purely visual mix-up. stationäre ([ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə]) and stationärer ([ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “stationäre” sits inside “stationärer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stationäre is recorded at frequency rank #18,076, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə]. stationärer is at rank #47,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁɐ].

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 65096, this pair ranks #618,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stationäre vs stationärer

Shared letters: aeinorstä. Private to "stationäre": -. Private to "stationärer": -.

"stationäre" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCV  ·  "stationärer" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stationäre" and "stationärer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁə] versus [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stationäre" vs "stationärer" - which ranks higher?
"stationäre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,076 in our German list, against #47,020 for "stationärer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stationäre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stationärer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #618,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stationäre" and "stationärer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stationär vs stationärer". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #618,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list