Which to use
“stattet” is a verb and “Stetten” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,508
- “stattet” frequency rank
- #29,802
- “Stetten” frequency rank
- 78310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stattet | Stetten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten | häufiger Ortsname in Süddeutschland |
Where the eye mixes stattet and Stetten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stattet and Stetten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stattet vs Stetten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stattet is [ˈʃtatət] while Stetten is [ˈʃtɛtn̩]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78310, 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]. 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 78310, this pair ranks #241,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stattet vs Stetten
Shared letters: est. Private to "stattet": a. Private to "Stetten": n.
"stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stetten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stattet" and "Stetten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stattet" or "Stetten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stattet" 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 #241,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stattet" and "Stetten" 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 #241,146 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.