Which to use
“Stätte” is a noun and “stattet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- #48,508
- “stattet” frequency rank
- 67917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätte | stattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten |
Where the eye mixes Stätte and stattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stätte vs stattet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stätte is [ˈʃtɛtə] while stattet is [ˈʃtatət]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67917, 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]. stattet is at rank #48,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət].
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 67917, this pair ranks #524,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs stattet
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "stattet": a.
"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stattet ← satttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stätte" and "stattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stätte" or "stattet" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #524,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätte" and "stattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs stattete". 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 #524,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.