spucktvsStücksConfusable pair

Quick tell: spuckt is a verb, Stücks is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“spuckt” is a verb and “Stücks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,325
“spuckt” frequency rank
#22,525
“Stücks” frequency rank
47850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature spuckt Stücks
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spucken Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stück

Where the eye mixes spuckt and Stücks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
spuckt
6 ch
Stücks

Visual trap between spuckt and Stücks

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: spuckt is [ʃpʊkt] while Stücks is [ʃtʏks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

spuckt is recorded at frequency rank #25,325, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʊkt]. Stücks is at rank #22,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʏks].

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 47850, this pair ranks #1,269,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of spuckt vs Stücks

Shared letters: ckst. Private to "spuckt": pu. Private to "Stücks": ü.

"spuckt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "Stücks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • spucktpsuckt · spcukt · sppuckt · spucckt · spuckkt · spucktt · spuctk · spukct

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "spuckt" for "Stücks" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "spuckt" is a verb and "Stücks" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "spuckt" or "Stücks"?
"Stücks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,525 in our German list, against #25,325 for "spuckt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "spuckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stücks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,269,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "spuckt" and "Stücks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stücks vs stunts". 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 #1,269,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list