stattetvsstiftetWhich spelling fits?

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“stattet” and “stiftet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,508
“stattet” frequency rank
#43,513
“stiftet” frequency rank
92021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stattet stiftet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs statten 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften

Where the eye mixes stattet and stiftet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stattet and stiftet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
stattet
7 ch
stiftet

Visual trap between stattet and stiftet

A purely visual mix-up. stattet ([ˈʃtatət]) and stiftet ([ˈʃtɪftət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92021, 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]. stiftet is at rank #43,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftət].

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 92021, this pair ranks #33,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stattet vs stiftet

Shared letters: est. Private to "stattet": a. Private to "stiftet": fi.

"stattet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stiftet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stattet ← satttet · sstattet · statet · statett · stattett · stattte · sttatet · sttattet
  • stiftet ← sitftet · sstiftet · stfitet · stifett · stifftet · stiftett · stifttet · stitfet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stattet" and "stiftet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtatət] versus [ˈʃtɪftət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "stattet" or "stiftet"?
"stiftet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,513 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

Eye-level mix-up between "stattet" and "stiftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stattet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stiftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stattet" and "stiftet" 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 #33,088 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