Which to use
“Ställen” is a noun and “stellen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,054
- “Ställen” frequency rank
- #370
- “stellen” frequency rank
- 39424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ställen | stellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stall | senkrecht, mit den Füßen den Boden, einen bestimmten Platz oder Gegenstand berührend, in eine bestimmte oder übliche Position bringen |
Same sound, different letters: Ställen vs stellen
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Ställen and stellen
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Ställen and stellen carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈʃtɛlən]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - ä in “Ställen” becomes e in “stellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ställen is recorded at frequency rank #39,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlən]. stellen is at rank #370, tagged as averb, 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 39424, this pair ranks #1,537,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ställen vs stellen
Shared letters: elnst. Private to "Ställen": ä. Private to "stellen": -.
"Ställen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stellen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stellen ← setllen · sstellen · steleln · stellenn · stellne · stlelen · sttellen · tsellen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ställen" and "stellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ställen" or "stellen"?
Useful next steps
"Ställen" and "stellen" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ställen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,537,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ställen" and "stellen" 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
Confusion rank #1,537,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.