Which to use
“Staus” is a noun and “staut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,322
- “Staus” frequency rank
- #39,044
- “staut” frequency rank
- 62366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Staus | staut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stauen |
Where the eye mixes Staus and staut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Staus vs staut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Staus is [ʃtaʊ̯s] while staut is [ʃtaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Staus” becomes t in “staut”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62366, 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]. staut is at rank #39,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯t].
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 62366, this pair ranks #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Staus vs staut
Shared letters: astu. Private to "Staus": -. Private to "staut": -.
"Staus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "staut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Staus" for "staut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Staus" vs "staut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Staus" and "staut" 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 "staut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Staus" and "staut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staunte vs staut". 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 #715,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.