stattetvsStatutWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stattet is a verb, Statut is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stattet” is a verb and “Statut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,508
“stattet” frequency rank
#42,844
“Statut” frequency rank
91352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stattet Statut
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten Gesamtheit der Bestimmungen, nach denen eine Institution/Organisation arbeiten soll

Where the eye mixes stattet and Statut

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

7 ch
stattet
6 ch
Statut

Look-alike desk: stattet vs Statut

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stattet is [ˈʃtatət] while Statut is [ʃtaˈtuːt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stattet is recorded at frequency rank #48,508, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtatət]. Statut is at rank #42,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːt].

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 91352, this pair ranks #38,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stattet vs Statut

Shared letters: ast. Private to "stattet": e. Private to "Statut": u.

"stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Statut" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stattetsatttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet
  • Statutsattut · sstatut · stattu · stattut · statutt · sttatut · tsatut

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stattet" and "Statut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stattet" is a verb and "Statut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stattet" or "Statut"?
"Statut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,844 in our German list, against #48,508 for "stattet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stattet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Statut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stattet" and "Statut" 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 #38,634 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