SäckenvsStückenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Säcken” and “Stücken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,655
“Säcken” frequency rank
#8,289
“Stücken” frequency rank
47944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Säcken Stücken
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sack Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stück

Where the eye mixes Säcken and Stücken

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Säcken
7 ch
Stücken

Visual trap between Säcken and Stücken

A purely visual mix-up. Säcken ([ˈzɛkn̩]) and Stücken ([ˈʃtʏkn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Säcken is recorded at frequency rank #39,655, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛkn̩]. Stücken is at rank #8,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkn̩].

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 47944, this pair ranks #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Säcken vs Stücken

Shared letters: cekns. Private to "Säcken": ä. Private to "Stücken": .

"Säcken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Stücken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Säcken" and "Stücken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛkn̩] versus [ˈʃtʏkn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Säcken" vs "Stücken" - which ranks higher?
"Stücken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,289 in our German list, against #39,655 for "Säcken". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Säcken" and "Stücken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Säcken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stücken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Säcken" and "Stücken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Säcken vs Sake". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,266,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list