Which to use
“Stätte” and “Stute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,409
- “Stätte” frequency rank
- #17,736
- “Stute” frequency rank
- 37145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätte | Stute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besonderer Ort, an dem sich etwas befindet beziehungsweise etwas passiert ist | weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae) |
Where the eye mixes Stätte and Stute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stätte with Stute
A purely visual mix-up. Stätte ([ˈʃtɛtə]) and Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) 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 37145, 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]. Stute is at rank #17,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə].
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 37145, this pair ranks #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stätte vs Stute
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätte": ä. Private to "Stute": u.
"Stätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stute ← sstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stätte" and "Stute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stätte" or "Stute" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Stute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätte" and "Stute" 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 #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.