Which to use
“stationären” is an adjective and “Stationen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,941
- “stationären” frequency rank
- #4,561
- “Stationen” frequency rank
- 19502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stationären | Stationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stationär | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Station |
Where the eye mixes stationären and Stationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. stationären runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCVCVC) against Stationen's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stationären vs Stationen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stationären is [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən] while Stationen is [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stationären is recorded at frequency rank #14,941, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːʁən]. 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 19502, this pair ranks #1,907,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stationären vs Stationen
Shared letters: aeinost. Private to "stationären": rä. Private to "Stationen": -.
"stationären" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCVC · "Stationen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stationen ← sattionen · sstationen · staitonen · statinoen · statioenn · stationenn · stationne · stationnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stationären" for "Stationen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stationären" or "Stationen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stationären" and "Stationen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stationären" 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 #1,907,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stationären" and "Stationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stationären 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 #1,907,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.