StatuevsStatutenConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
Statue
8 ch
Statuten

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

  • Statuesattue · sstatue · stateu · stattue · staute · sttatue · sttaue · tsatue
  • Statutensattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Statue" for "Statuten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtaːtuə] versus [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Statue" or "Statuten"?
"Statue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,985 in our German list, against #22,516 for "Statuten". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list