Which to use
“Späth” is a name and “stach” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,741
- “Späth” frequency rank
- #22,901
- “stach” frequency rank
- 70642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Späth | stach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stechen |
Letter map: Späth vs stach
Shared letters muted; letters that set Späth and stach apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Späth and stach follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Späth / stach
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Späth is aname and stachaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Späth is recorded at frequency rank #47,741, classified as aname, pronounced […]. stach is at rank #22,901, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaːx].
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 70642, this pair ranks #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Späth vs stach
Shared letters: hst. Private to "Späth": pä. Private to "stach": ac.
"Späth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stach ← satch · sstach · stacch · stachh · stahc · stcah · sttach · tsach
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Späth" and "stach" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Späth" vs "stach" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Späth" and "stach".
- Full dictionary entry for "Späth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Späth" and "stach" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Späth". 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 #440,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.