Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stattet" and "stiftet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stattet" or "stiftet"?
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.