Which to use
“Staus” and “Stausee” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,322
- “Staus” frequency rank
- #32,786
- “Stausee” frequency rank
- 56108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staus | Stausee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau | ein See, der mit Hilfe einer Talsperre erzeugt wird, um Wasser zu sammeln |
Where the eye mixes Staus and Stausee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Staus vs Stausee
A purely visual mix-up. Staus ([ʃtaʊ̯s]) and Stausee ([ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌzeː]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Staus” sits inside “Stausee”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Staus is recorded at frequency rank #23,322, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯s]. Stausee is at rank #32,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌzeː].
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 56108, this pair ranks #953,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staus vs Stausee
Shared letters: astu. Private to "Staus": -. Private to "Stausee": e.
"Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Stausee" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Staus" and "Stausee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Staus" or "Stausee"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Staus" and "Stausee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Staus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stausee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #953,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staus" and "Stausee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staunte vs Stausee". 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 #953,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.