Which to use
“puzzles” and “sta” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,986
- “puzzles” frequency rank
- #18,707
- “sta” frequency rank
- 68693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puzzles | sta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs puzzle | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) |
Letter map: puzzles vs sta
Shared letters muted; letters that set puzzles and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. puzzles runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against sta's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on puzzles vs sta
puzzles and sta are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puzzles is recorded at frequency rank #49,986, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sta is at rank #18,707, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 68693, this pair ranks #499,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of puzzles vs sta
Shared letters: s. Private to "puzzles": elpuz. Private to "sta": at.
"puzzles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- puzzles ← ppuzzles · puzles · puzlzes · puzzels · puzzless · puzzlles · puzzlse · pzuzles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "puzzles" and "sta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "puzzles" vs "sta" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "puzzles" vs "sta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "puzzles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #499,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puzzles" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "purpose vs puzzles". 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 #499,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.