Which to use
“spült” and “stuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- 71610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spült | stuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen |
Where the eye mixes spült and stuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. spült and stuft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between spült and stuft
A purely visual mix-up. spült ([ʃpyːlt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spült is recorded at frequency rank #34,379, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt]. 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 71610, this pair ranks #411,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spült vs stuft
Shared letters: st. Private to "spült": lpü. Private to "stuft": fu.
"spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stuft ← sstuft · stfut · sttuft · stufft · stuftt · stutf · sutft · tsuft
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spült" and "stuft" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "spült" or "stuft" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" 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 #411,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spült" 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 #411,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.