StandevsStundeConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
Stande
6 ch
Stunde

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

  • Standesatnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande
  • Stundesstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stande" and "Stunde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtandə] versus [ˈʃtʊndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stande" or "Stunde"?
"Stunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #724 in our German list, against #15,487 for "Stande". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list