Städter

[ˈʃtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈʃtɛːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Städter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,046
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die in einer Stadt lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-stadter · Städter · German

Städter · rank #36,046 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,046
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stutzig

Nearest frequency peer: stutzig (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Städter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Städter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Städter vs state
43% similar
Städter vs states
43% similar
Städter vs Starte
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Städter
PropertyValue
HeadwordStädter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛːtɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,046
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Städter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Städterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stutzig“ (#36,045), „stürmische“ (#36,047), „stranger“ (#36,044). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Städter“ bei #36,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Städter (IPA [ˈʃtɛːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,046 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die in einer Stadt lebt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Städter, with forms such as "sstädter", "stdäter", and "sttädter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "state", "states", "Starte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Städter, spelled S-T-Ä-D-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die in einer Stadt lebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Städter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mein Kollege hieß Stetter und war Städter.
  2. „Die Städter ackerten und asteten, bis sie in der grimmigen Kälte völlig durchgeschwitzt waren.“

Synonyms

Stadtbewohner

Antonyms

DorfbewohnerDörfler

This word in other languages

town dweller(English)ciudadano(Español)citadin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstädter
  • stdäter
  • sttädter
  • städdter
  • städetr
  • städterr
  • städtre
  • städtter
  • stätder
  • sätdter
  • tsädter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Städter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sstädter1stdäter2sttädter1städdter1städetr2städterr1städtre2städtter1
Edit distance from "Städter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Städter"?
"Städter" is spelled S-T-Ä-D-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛːtɐ].
What does "Städter" mean?
As a noun, "Städter" means: Person, die in einer Stadt lebt
What words are commonly confused with "Städter"?
"Städter" is commonly confused with "state", "states", "Starte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Städter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Städter" is [ˈʃtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Städter" come from?
"Städter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Städter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stutzig#36,045stocker#36,042Sumatra#36,050Sputnik#36,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Thermen11 variantsSmoothie11 variantssingend11 variantsshipping11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list