StättevsStättenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
#21,443
“Stätten” frequency rank
40852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stätte Stätten
Definition besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte

Where the eye mixes Stätte and Stätten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stätte
7 ch
Stätten

Why the eye confuses Stätte with Stätten

A purely visual mix-up. Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) and Stätten ([ˈʃtɛtn̩]) 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) - “Stätte” sits inside “Stätten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stätte is recorded at frequency rank #19,409, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtə]. Stätten is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].

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 40852, this pair ranks #1,496,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Stätten

Shared letters: estä. Private to "Stätte": -. Private to "Stätten": n.

"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stätte" and "Stätten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛtə] versus [ˈʃtɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stätte" or "Stätten"?
"Stätte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,409 in our German list, against #21,443 for "Stätten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,496,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stätte" and "Stätten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stätten vs Stuten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,496,442 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