Which to use
“stach” and “stay” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,901
- “stach” frequency rank
- #19,048
- “stay” frequency rank
- 41949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stach | stay |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stechen | bleiben |
Letter map: stach vs stay
Shared letters muted; letters that set stach and stay apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. stach runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stay's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: stach and stay
stach and stay are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stach is recorded at frequency rank #22,901, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtaːx]. stay is at rank #19,048, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 41949, this pair ranks #1,464,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stach vs stay
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stach": ch. Private to "stay": y.
"stach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stay" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stach" and "stay" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stach" vs "stay" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "stach" and "stay". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "stach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stay" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stach" and "stay" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Späth vs stach". 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 #1,464,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.