Which to use
“Stätten” is a noun and “stattet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,443
- “Stätten” frequency rank
- #48,508
- “stattet” frequency rank
- 69951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätten | stattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten |
Where the eye mixes Stätten and stattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stätten and stattet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Stätten with stattet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stätten is [ˈʃtɛtn̩] while stattet is [ˈʃtatət]. 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 69951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stätten is recorded at frequency rank #21,443, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛtn̩]. stattet is at rank #48,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət].
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 69951, this pair ranks #461,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Stätten vs stattet
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stätten": nä. Private to "stattet": a.
"Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stattet ← satttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stätten" for "stattet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Stätten" or "stattet" 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 "Stätten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #461,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätten" and "stattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs stattete". 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 #461,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.