# Statue vs Staus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Statue
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtaːtuə] · frequency rank #9,985*
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### Staus
*noun · IPA [ʃtaʊ̯s] · frequency rank #23,322*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/statue-vs-staus