diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index 962c536045a..bfac243b3e7 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import {
 } from './utils'
 import { processRouteTree } from './process-route-tree'
 import {
+  SEGMENT_TYPE_PATHNAME,
   cleanPath,
   interpolatePath,
   matchPathname,
+  parsePathname,
   resolvePath,
   trimPath,
   trimPathRight,
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   executeRewriteOutput,
   rewriteBasepath,
 } from './rewrite'
-import type { ParsePathnameCache } from './path'
+import type { ParsePathnameCache, Segment } from './path'
 import type { SearchParser, SearchSerializer } from './searchParams'
 import type { AnyRedirect, ResolvedRedirect } from './redirect'
 import type {
@@ -2684,26 +2686,65 @@ export function getMatchedRoutes<TRouteLike extends RouteLike>({
     let fuzzyMatch:
       | { foundRoute: TRouteLike; routeParams: Record<string, string> }
       | undefined = undefined
+    const exactMatches: Array<{
+      route: TRouteLike
+      routeParams: Record<string, string>
+      endsWithStatic: boolean
+    }> = []
+
+    const getLastNonSlashSegment = (segments: ReadonlyArray<Segment>) => {
+      for (let i = segments.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (segments[i]?.value !== '/') return segments[i]
+      }
+      return undefined
+    }
+
     for (const route of flatRoutes) {
       const matchedParams = getMatchedParams(route)
 
       if (matchedParams) {
-        if (
-          route.path !== '/' &&
-          (matchedParams as Record<string, string>)['**']
-        ) {
-          if (!fuzzyMatch) {
-            fuzzyMatch = { foundRoute: route, routeParams: matchedParams }
-          }
+        const isFuzzy =
+          route.path !== '/' && (matchedParams as Record<string, string>)['**']
+
+        if (isFuzzy) {
+          fuzzyMatch ??= { foundRoute: route, routeParams: matchedParams }
         } else {
-          foundRoute = route
-          routeParams = matchedParams
-          break
+          const routeSegments = parsePathname(route.fullPath, parseCache)
+          const pathSegments = parsePathname(trimmedPath, parseCache)
+          const lastRouteSegment = getLastNonSlashSegment(routeSegments)
+          const lastPathSegment = getLastNonSlashSegment(pathSegments)
+          const routeCaseSensitive =
+            route.options?.caseSensitive ?? caseSensitive ?? false
+          const normalizeSegmentValue = (segment?: Segment) => {
+            if (!segment || segment.type !== SEGMENT_TYPE_PATHNAME) {
+              return undefined
+            }
+            return routeCaseSensitive
+              ? segment.value
+              : segment.value.toLowerCase()
+          }
+          const routeSegmentValue = normalizeSegmentValue(lastRouteSegment)
+          const pathSegmentValue = normalizeSegmentValue(lastPathSegment)
+          const endsWithStatic =
+            routeSegmentValue !== undefined &&
+            routeSegmentValue === pathSegmentValue
+
+          exactMatches.push({
+            route,
+            routeParams: matchedParams,
+            endsWithStatic: !!endsWithStatic,
+          })
         }
       }
     }
-    // did not find a perfect fit, so take the fuzzy matching route if it exists
-    if (!foundRoute && fuzzyMatch) {
+
+    if (exactMatches.length > 0) {
+      exactMatches.sort(
+        (a, b) => Number(b.endsWithStatic) - Number(a.endsWithStatic),
+      )
+      foundRoute = exactMatches[0]!.route
+      routeParams = exactMatches[0]!.routeParams
+    } else if (fuzzyMatch) {
       foundRoute = fuzzyMatch.foundRoute
       routeParams = fuzzyMatch.routeParams
     }
diff --git a/packages/router-core/tests/processRouteTree.test.ts b/packages/router-core/tests/processRouteTree.test.ts
index 3a509a3376f..1be4f5b32bf 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/tests/processRouteTree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/tests/processRouteTree.test.ts
@@ -438,5 +438,71 @@ describe('processRouteTree', () => {
         expect(result.flatRoutes.map((r) => r.id)).toEqual(expected)
       },
     )
+
+    it.each([
+      {
+        routes: ['/{-$owner}/posts/new', '/posts/$id'],
+        pathname: '/posts/new',
+        expected: {
+          route: '/{-$owner}/posts/new',
+          params: { owner: undefined },
+        },
+        description: 'prefers static suffix over dynamic param',
+      },
+      {
+        routes: ['/{-$owner}/posts/edit', '/posts/$id'],
+        pathname: '/posts/edit',
+        expected: {
+          route: '/{-$owner}/posts/edit',
+          params: { owner: undefined },
+        },
+        description: 'prefers static suffix with different word',
+      },
+      {
+        routes: ['/{-$owner}/posts/new', '/posts/$id'],
+        pathname: '/posts/123',
+        expected: { route: '/posts/$id', params: { id: '123' } },
+        description: 'falls back to dynamic when no static match',
+      },
+      {
+        routes: ['/users/{-$org}/settings', '/users/$id'],
+        pathname: '/users/settings',
+        expected: {
+          route: '/users/{-$org}/settings',
+          params: { org: undefined },
+        },
+        description: 'works with optional params before static',
+      },
+      {
+        routes: ['/{-$a}/posts/create', '/posts/$id'],
+        pathname: '/posts/create',
+        expected: { route: '/{-$a}/posts/create', params: { a: undefined } },
+        description: 'works with optional param and static suffix',
+      },
+      {
+        routes: ['/api/{-$version}/docs', '/api/$endpoint'],
+        pathname: '/api/docs',
+        expected: {
+          route: '/api/{-$version}/docs',
+          params: { version: undefined },
+        },
+        description: 'prefers static suffix in nested routes',
+      },
+    ])(
+      'route matching - static suffix: $description',
+      ({ routes, pathname, expected }) => {
+        const result = processRouteTree({ routeTree: createRouteTree(routes) })
+        const matchResult = getMatchedRoutes({
+          pathname,
+          caseSensitive: false,
+          routesByPath: result.routesByPath,
+          routesById: result.routesById,
+          flatRoutes: result.flatRoutes,
+        })
+
+        expect(matchResult.foundRoute?.id).toBe(expected.route)
+        expect(matchResult.routeParams).toEqual(expected.params)
+      },
+    )
   })
 })