Which to use
“stade” is an adjective and “Stunde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,485
- “stade” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 16209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stad | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Where the eye mixes stade and Stunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stade is [ˈʃtaːdə] while Stunde is [ˈʃtʊndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stade is recorded at frequency rank #15,485, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaːdə]. Stunde is at rank #724, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə].
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 16209, this pair ranks #1,937,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs Stunde
Shared letters: dest. Private to "stade": a. Private to "Stunde": nu.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV