Which to use
“Stab” and “Stäbe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,269
- “Stab” frequency rank
- #35,472
- “Stäbe” frequency rank
- 44741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stab | Stäbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | länglicher zylindrischer Gegenstand | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stab |
Where the eye mixes Stab and Stäbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stab vs Stäbe
A purely visual mix-up. Stab ([ʃtaːp]) and Stäbe ([ˈʃtɛːbə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stab is recorded at frequency rank #9,269, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaːp]. Stäbe is at rank #35,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːbə].
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 44741, this pair ranks #1,376,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stab vs Stäbe
Shared letters: bst. Private to "Stab": a. Private to "Stäbe": eä.
"Stab" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Stäbe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stab ← satb · sstab · stabb · stba · sttab · tsab
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stab" and "Stäbe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stab" or "Stäbe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stab" and "Stäbe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stäbe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,376,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stab" and "Stäbe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stäbe 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 #1,376,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.