Which to use
“stach” and “sticht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,901
- “stach” frequency rank
- #13,948
- “sticht” frequency rank
- 36849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stach | sticht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stechen |
Where the eye mixes stach and sticht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stach runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against sticht's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stach vs sticht
A purely visual mix-up. stach ([ʃtaːx]) and sticht ([ʃtɪçt]) 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 36849, 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]. sticht is at rank #13,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪçt].
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 36849, this pair ranks #1,605,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stach vs sticht
Shared letters: chst. Private to "stach": a. Private to "sticht": i.
"stach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "sticht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stach" and "sticht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stach" vs "sticht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stach" and "sticht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sticht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,605,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stach" and "sticht" 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 #1,605,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.