Which to use
“Stätte” is a noun and “störte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- #23,328
- “störte” frequency rank
- 42737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätte | störte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes Stätte and störte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stätte with störte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stätte is [ˈʃtɛtə] while störte is [ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42737, 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]. störte is at rank #23,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 42737, this pair ranks #1,440,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs störte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "störte": rö.
"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "störte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stätte" and "störte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Stätte" vs "störte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stätte" and "störte" 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 "störte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätte" and "störte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "storia vs störte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,440,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.