SäurenvsStutenWhich spelling fits?

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

#30,316
“Säuren” frequency rank
#48,519
“Stuten” frequency rank
78835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Säuren Stuten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Säure (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen)

Where the eye mixes Säuren and Stuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Säuren (CVVCVC) and Stuten (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Säuren
6 ch
Stuten

Look-alike desk: Säuren vs Stuten

A purely visual mix-up. Säuren ([ˈzɔɪ̯ʁən]) and Stuten ([ˈʃtuːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Säuren is recorded at frequency rank #30,316, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯ʁən]. Stuten is at rank #48,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩].

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 78835, this pair ranks #229,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Säuren vs Stuten

Shared letters: ensu. Private to "Säuren": rä. Private to "Stuten": t.

"Säuren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Säuren" for "Stuten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɔɪ̯ʁən] versus [ˈʃtuːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Säuren" vs "Stuten" - which ranks higher?
"Säuren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,316 in our German list, against #48,519 for "Stuten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Säuren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Säuren" and "Stuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuten". 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 #229,513 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