Which to use
“Stätte” and “Statue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- #9,985
- “Statue” frequency rank
- 29394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätte | Statue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist | freistehendes dreidimensionales Bildwerk |
Where the eye mixes Stätte and Statue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stätte vs Statue
A purely visual mix-up. Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) and Statue ([ˈʃtaːtuə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29394, 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]. Statue is at rank #9,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtuə].
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 29394, this pair ranks #1,767,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Statue
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "Statue": au.
"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Statue ← sattue · sstatue · stateu · stattue · staute · sttatue · sttaue · tsatue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stätte" and "Statue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stätte" or "Statue"?
After this comparison
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 "Statue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,767,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätte" and "Statue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs Stätte". 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 #1,767,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.