Which to use
“seufzen” and “stützen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,776
- “seufzen” frequency rank
- #8,789
- “stützen” frequency rank
- 46565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seufzen | stützen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hörbar und heftig ein- und ausatmen, als Zeichen starker Gefühle wie Kummer, Erleichterung oder Resignation | jemanden, etwas (ab)sichern, zusätzlichen Halt geben |
Where the eye mixes seufzen and stützen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seufzen (CVVCCVC) and stützen (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between seufzen and stützen
A purely visual mix-up. seufzen ([ˈzɔɪ̯ft͡sn̩]) and stützen ([ˈʃtʏt͡sn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seufzen is recorded at frequency rank #37,776, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯ft͡sn̩]. stützen is at rank #8,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sn̩].
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 46565, this pair ranks #1,314,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seufzen vs stützen
Shared letters: ensz. Private to "seufzen": fu. Private to "stützen": tü.
"seufzen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "stützen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seufzen ← esufzen · sefuzen · seufezn · seuffzen · seufzenn · seufzne · seufzzen · seuzfen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seufzen" for "stützen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "seufzen" or "stützen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seufzen" and "stützen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seufzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stützen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,314,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seufzen" and "stützen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seufzen vs Seufzer". 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 #1,314,701 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.