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

#39,043
“Statisten” frequency rank
#22,516
“Statuten” frequency rank
61559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Statisten Statuten
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Statist Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut

Where the eye mixes Statisten and Statuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Statisten
8 ch
Statuten

Look-alike desk: Statisten vs Statuten

A purely visual mix-up. Statisten ([ʃtaˈtɪstn̩]) and Statuten ([ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Statisten is recorded at frequency rank #39,043, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtɪstn̩]. Statuten is at rank #22,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩].

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 61559, this pair ranks #745,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Statisten vs Statuten

Shared letters: aenst. Private to "Statisten": i. Private to "Statuten": u.

"Statisten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statistensattisten · sstatisten · staitsten · statisetn · statissten · statistenn · statistne · statistten
  • Statutensattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Statisten" for "Statuten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtaˈtɪstn̩] versus [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Statisten" or "Statuten"?
"Statuten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,516 in our German list, against #39,043 for "Statisten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Statisten" and "Statuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Statisten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #745,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Statisten" and "Statuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuten 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 #745,244 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