Which to use
“speist” and “stehst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,798
- “speist” frequency rank
- #5,653
- “stehst” frequency rank
- 37451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | speist | stehst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs speisen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes speist and stehst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: speist vs stehst
A purely visual mix-up. speist ([ʃpaɪ̯st]) and stehst ([ʃteːst]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
speist is recorded at frequency rank #31,798, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpaɪ̯st]. stehst is at rank #5,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃteːst].
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 37451, this pair ranks #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of speist vs stehst
Shared letters: est. Private to "speist": ip. Private to "stehst": h.
"speist" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "stehst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "speist" for "stehst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "speist" vs "stehst" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "speist" and "stehst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "speist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stehst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "speist" and "stehst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "speist vs steigst". 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 #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.