setztevsStuteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: setzte is a verb, Stute is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“setzte” is a verb and “Stute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,434
“setzte” frequency rank
#17,736
“Stute” frequency rank
19170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature setzte Stute
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae)

Where the eye mixes setzte and Stute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
setzte
5 ch
Stute

Look-alike desk: setzte vs Stute

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: setzte is [ˈzɛt͡stə] while Stute is [ˈʃtuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

setzte is recorded at frequency rank #1,434, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛt͡stə]. Stute is at rank #17,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə].

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 19170, this pair ranks #1,911,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of setzte vs Stute

Shared letters: est. Private to "setzte": z. Private to "Stute": u.

"setzte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • setzteestzte · settze · settzte · setzet · setztte · setzzte · seztte · ssetzte
  • Stutesstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "setzte" and "Stute" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "setzte" is a verb and "Stute" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "setzte" vs "Stute" - which ranks higher?
"setzte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,434 in our German list, against #17,736 for "Stute". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "setzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,911,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "setzte" and "Stute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stute 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 #1,911,131 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