Which to use
“Stande” and “Sünde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,487
- “Stande” frequency rank
- #7,996
- “Sünde” frequency rank
- 23483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stande | Sünde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stand | Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes |
Where the eye mixes Stande and Sünde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stande with Sünde
A purely visual mix-up. Stande ([ˈʃtandə]) and Sünde ([ˈzʏndə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23483, 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]. Sünde is at rank #7,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʏndə].
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 23483, this pair ranks #1,860,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stande vs Sünde
Shared letters: dens. Private to "Stande": at. Private to "Sünde": ü.
"Stande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Sünde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stande ← satnde · sstande · stadne · standde · staned · stannde · stnade · sttande
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stande" for "Sünde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stande" vs "Sünde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sünde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stande" and "Sünde" 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 #1,860,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.