stattvsStatutWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: statt is a conjunction, Statut is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“statt” is a conjunction and “Statut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#315
“statt” frequency rank
#42,844
“Statut” frequency rank
43159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature statt Statut
Definition schließt zusammen mit der Infinitivkonjunktion ›zu‹ einen abhängigen Infinitiv an und zeigt einen Gegensatz/ eine SubstitutionSubstitutiondefiniert) -> »statt zu« Gesamtheit der Bestimmungen, nach denen eine Institution/Organisation arbeiten soll

Where the eye mixes statt and Statut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
statt
6 ch
Statut

Visual trap between statt and Statut

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: statt is [ʃtat] while Statut is [ʃtaˈtuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

statt is recorded at frequency rank #315, classified as aconj, pronounced [ʃtat]. Statut is at rank #42,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːt].

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 43159, this pair ranks #1,426,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of statt vs Statut

Shared letters: ast. Private to "statt": -. Private to "Statut": u.

"statt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Statut" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stattsattt · sstatt · stat · sttat · sttatt · tsatt
  • Statutsattut · sstatut · stattu · stattut · statutt · sttatut · tsatut

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "statt" and "Statut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "statt" is a conjunction and "Statut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "statt" or "Statut" show up more?
"statt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #315 in our German list, against #42,844 for "Statut". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "statt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,426,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "statt" and "Statut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs Statut". 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 #1,426,822 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