Which to use
“Stande” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,487
- “Stande” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 16211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stande | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Where the eye mixes Stande and Stunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stande with Stunde
A purely visual mix-up. Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) and Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) 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 a single letter - a in “Stande” becomes u in “Stunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stande is recorded at frequency rank #15,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandə]. 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 16211, this pair ranks #1,937,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stande vs Stunde
Shared letters: denst. Private to "Stande": a. Private to "Stunde": u.
"Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stande" and "Stunde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Stande" or "Stunde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stande" and "Stunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stande" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stande vs staunte". 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 #1,937,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.