Which to use
“Stätte” and “Statuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- #22,516
- “Statuten” frequency rank
- 41925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätte | Statuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut |
Where the eye mixes Stätte and Statuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stätte and Statuten
A purely visual mix-up. Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) and Statuten ([ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41925, 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]. Statuten is at rank #22,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩].
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 41925, this pair ranks #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Statuten
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "Statuten": anu.
"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Statuten ← sattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stätte" for "Statuten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Stätte" or "Statuten" show up more?
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 "Statuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätte" and "Statuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuten vs Stuten". 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 #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.