Which to use
“Städte” is a noun and “stifte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,748
- “Städte” frequency rank
- #17,143
- “stifte” frequency rank
- 18891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Städte | stifte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stadt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften |
Where the eye mixes Städte and stifte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Städte vs stifte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Städte is [ˈʃtɛːtə] while stifte is [ˈʃtɪftə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Städte is recorded at frequency rank #1,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛːtə]. stifte is at rank #17,143, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftə].
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 18891, this pair ranks #1,913,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Städte vs stifte
Shared letters: est. Private to "Städte": dä. Private to "stifte": fi.
"Städte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stifte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stifte ← sitfte · sstifte · stfite · stifet · stiffte · stiftte · stitfe · sttifte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Städte" for "stifte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Städte" or "stifte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Städte" and "stifte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Städte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stifte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Städte" and "stifte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stifte vs Stifts". 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 #1,913,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.