Which to use
“Statue” and “Statuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,985
- “Statue” frequency rank
- #22,516
- “Statuten” frequency rank
- 32501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Statue | Statuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | freistehendes dreidimensionales Bildwerk | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut |
Where the eye mixes Statue and Statuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Statue vs Statuten
A purely visual mix-up. Statue ([ˈʃtaːtuə]) and Statuten ([ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Statue is recorded at frequency rank #9,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːtuə]. Statuten is at rank #22,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩].
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 32501, this pair ranks #1,706,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Statue vs Statuten
Shared letters: aestu. Private to "Statue": -. Private to "Statuten": n.
"Statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Statue" for "Statuten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Statue" and "Statuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Statue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Statuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,706,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Statue" and "Statuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Statuten 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 #1,706,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.