StättevsStettenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Stätte is a noun, Stetten is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Stätte” is a noun and “Stetten” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,409
“Stätte” frequency rank
#29,802
“Stetten” frequency rank
49211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stätte Stetten
Definition besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist häufiger Ortsname in Süddeutschland

Where the eye mixes Stätte and Stetten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stätte
7 ch
Stetten

Look-alike desk: Stätte vs Stetten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stätte is [ˈʃtɛtə] while Stetten is [ˈʃtɛtn̩]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49211, 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]. Stetten is at rank #29,802, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩].

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 49211, this pair ranks #1,219,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Stetten

Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "Stetten": n.

"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stetten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stettensettten · sstetten · steten · stetetn · stettenn · stettne · stteten · sttetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stätte" and "Stetten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stätte" is a noun and "Stetten" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Stätte" vs "Stetten" - which ranks higher?
"Stätte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,409 in our German list, against #29,802 for "Stetten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stetten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,219,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stätte" and "Stetten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stetten 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 #1,219,918 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