Which to use
“Stätten” is a noun and “Stetten” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,443
- “Stätten” frequency rank
- #29,802
- “Stetten” frequency rank
- 51245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stätten | Stetten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stätte | häufiger Ortsname in Süddeutschland |
Same sound, different letters: Stätten vs Stetten
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Stätten / Stetten
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Stätten and Stetten carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈʃtɛtn̩]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - ä in “Stätten” becomes e in “Stetten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51245, 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]. 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 51245, this pair ranks #1,142,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stätten vs Stetten
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Stätten": ä. Private to "Stetten": -.
"Stätten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stetten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stetten ← settten · sstetten · steten · stetetn · stettenn · stettne · stteten · sttetten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"Stätten" and "Stetten" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stätten" 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 #1,142,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stätten" 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 #1,142,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.