Which to use
“Standes” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,463
- “Standes” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 36187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Standes | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stand | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Where the eye mixes Standes and Stunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Standes with Stunde
A purely visual mix-up. Standes ([ˈʃtandəs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Standes is recorded at frequency rank #35,463, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtandəs]. 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 36187, this pair ranks #1,621,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Standes vs Stunde
Shared letters: denst. Private to "Standes": a. Private to "Stunde": u.
"Standes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Standes" and "Stunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Standes" or "Stunde" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Standes" 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 #1,621,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Standes" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sands vs Standes". 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 #1,621,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.