Which to use
“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.
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
- Statuen ← sattuen · sstatuen · stateun · stattuen · statuenn · statune · stauten · sttatuen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stätte" for "Statuen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stätte" vs "Statuen" - which ranks higher?
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.