Which to use
“seufzt” and “stuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,292
- “seufzt” frequency rank
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- 70523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seufzt | stuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs seufzen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen |
Where the eye mixes seufzt and stuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seufzt runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against stuft's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seufzt and stuft
A purely visual mix-up. seufzt ([zɔɪ̯ft͡st]) and stuft ([ʃtuːft]) 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 70523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seufzt is recorded at frequency rank #33,292, classified as averb, pronounced [zɔɪ̯ft͡st]. stuft is at rank #37,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft].
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 70523, this pair ranks #443,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seufzt vs stuft
Shared letters: fstu. Private to "seufzt": ez. Private to "stuft": -.
"seufzt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seufzt" and "stuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "seufzt" vs "stuft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seufzt" and "stuft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seufzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #443,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seufzt" and "stuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stuft vs surft". 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 #443,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.