StättevsStatuenWhich spelling fits?

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

#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
#17,730
“Statuen” frequency rank
37139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Stätte and Statuen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stätte
7 ch
Statuen

Visual trap between Stätte and Statuen

A purely visual mix-up. Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) and Statuen ([ˈʃtaːtuən]) 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 37139, 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]. Statuen is at rank #17,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtuən].

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 37139, this pair ranks #1,597,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Statuen

Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "Statuen": anu.

"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Statuen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statuensattuen · sstatuen · stateun · stattuen · statuenn · statune · stauten · sttatuen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stätte" for "Statuen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛtə] versus [ˈʃtaːtuən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Stätte" vs "Statuen" - which ranks higher?
"Statuen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,730 in our German list, against #19,409 for "Stätte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statuen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,597,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stätte" and "Statuen" 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 #1,597,838 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