StatutenvsStaudenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,516
“Statuten” frequency rank
#40,861
“Stauden” frequency rank
63377
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Statuten Stauden
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Statut Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staude

Where the eye mixes Statuten and Stauden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Statuten runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against Stauden's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Statuten
7 ch
Stauden

Visual trap between Statuten and Stauden

A purely visual mix-up. Statuten ([ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]) and Stauden ([ˈʃtaʊ̯dn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Statuten is recorded at frequency rank #22,516, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːtn̩]. Stauden is at rank #40,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯dn̩].

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 63377, this pair ranks #678,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Statuten vs Stauden

Shared letters: aenstu. Private to "Statuten": -. Private to "Stauden": d.

"Statuten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "Stauden" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Statuten ← sattuten · sstatuten · stattuten · statuetn · statutenn · statutne · statutten · stautten
  • Stauden ← satuden · sstauden · staduen · staudden · staudenn · staudne · stauedn · sttauden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Statuten" for "Stauden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtaˈtuːtn̩] versus [ˈʃtaʊ̯dn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Statuten" or "Stauden"?
"Statuten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,516 in our German list, against #40,861 for "Stauden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Statuten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stauden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #678,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Statuten" and "Stauden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stauden 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 #678,885 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