StallvsStällenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,457
“Stall” frequency rank
#39,054
“Ställen” frequency rank
47511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stall Ställen
Definition Raum für den Aufenthalt von Haustieren Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stall

Where the eye mixes Stall and Ställen

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

5 ch
Stall
7 ch
Ställen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Stall ([ʃtal]) and Ställen ([ˈʃtɛlən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stall is recorded at frequency rank #8,457, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtal]. Ställen is at rank #39,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlən].

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 47511, this pair ranks #1,281,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stall vs Ställen

Shared letters: lst. Private to "Stall": a. Private to "Ställen": enä.

"Stall" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Ställen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stallsatll · sstall · stal · stlal · sttall · tsall

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stall" and "Ställen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtal] versus [ˈʃtɛlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stall" or "Ställen"?
"Stall" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,457 in our German list, against #39,054 for "Ställen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Stall" and "Ställen". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ställen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,281,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stall" and "Ställen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ställen vs Stilen". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list