Which to use
“stabil” is an adjective and “Stapel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,027
- “stabil” frequency rank
- #13,240
- “Stapel” frequency rank
- 18267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stabil | Stapel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | belastungsfähig, standhaft, (von Werten) ständig, gleichbleibend | etwas, das entsteht, wenn man gleichartige Dinge ordentlich aufeinanderlegt |
Where the eye mixes stabil and Stapel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stabil and Stapel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stabil is [ʃtaˈbiːl] while Stapel is [ˈʃtaːpl̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stabil is recorded at frequency rank #5,027, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈbiːl]. Stapel is at rank #13,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːpl̩].
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 18267, this pair ranks #1,919,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stabil vs Stapel
Shared letters: alst. Private to "stabil": bi. Private to "Stapel": ep.
"stabil" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Stapel" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stabil" for "Stapel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stabil" vs "Stapel" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stabil" and "Stapel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stabil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stapel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stabil" and "Stapel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stapel vs Stöpsel". 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 #1,919,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.