StackvsStückConfusable pair

Which to use

“Stack” and “Stück” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,316
“Stack” frequency rank
#711
“Stück” frequency rank
34027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stack Stück
Definition häufig eingesetzte Datenstruktur, die nach dem Last-In-First-Out-Prinzip arbeitet Teil eines Ganzen

Where the eye mixes Stack and Stück

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Stack
5 ch
Stück

Look-alike desk: Stack vs Stück

A purely visual mix-up. Stack ([stɛk]) and Stück ([ʃtʏk]) 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 a single letter - a in “Stack” becomes ü in “Stück”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stack is recorded at frequency rank #33,316, classified as anoun, pronounced [stɛk]. Stück is at rank #711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʏk].

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 34027, this pair ranks #1,672,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stack vs Stück

Shared letters: ckst. Private to "Stack": a. Private to "Stück": ü.

"Stack" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Stück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stacksatck · sstack · stacck · stackk · stakc · stcak · sttack · tsack

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stack" and "Stück" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([stɛk] versus [ʃtʏk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stack" or "Stück" show up more?
"Stück" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #711 in our German list, against #33,316 for "Stack". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Stack" and "Stück" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stück" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,672,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stack" and "Stück" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stack vs struck". 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 #1,672,634 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list