Which to use
“sieben” is a num and “Stuben” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #912
- “sieben” frequency rank
- #48,518
- “Stuben” frequency rank
- 49430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sieben | Stuben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stube |
Where the eye mixes sieben and Stuben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sieben vs Stuben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sieben is [ˈziːbn̩] while Stuben is [ˈʃtuːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sieben is recorded at frequency rank #912, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈziːbn̩]. Stuben is at rank #48,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːbn̩].
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 49430, this pair ranks #1,211,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sieben vs Stuben
Shared letters: bens. Private to "sieben": i. Private to "Stuben": tu.
"sieben" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Stuben" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sieben" for "Stuben" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sieben" or "Stuben" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stuben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,211,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sieben" and "Stuben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuben". 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 #1,211,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.