Which to use
“Ställe” and “Stelle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,926
- “Ställe” frequency rank
- #525
- “Stelle” frequency rank
- 35451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ställe | Stelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stall | berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz |
Same sound, different letters: Ställe vs Stelle
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. Ställe and Stelle follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Ställe / Stelle
This is the hard kind. Ställe and Stelle are pronounced identically ([ˈʃtɛlə]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - ä in “Ställe” becomes e in “Stelle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ställe is recorded at frequency rank #34,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə]. Stelle is at rank #525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə].
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 35451, this pair ranks #1,639,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ställe vs Stelle
Shared letters: elst. Private to "Ställe": ä. Private to "Stelle": -.
"Ställe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stelle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stelle ← setlle · sstelle · stelel · stlele · sttelle · tselle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ställe" and "Stelle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ställe" vs "Stelle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Ställe" / "Stelle". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ställe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ställe" and "Stelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ställe vs staune". 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 #1,639,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.