Which to use
“stands” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,843
- “stands” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 43567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stands | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs stand | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Letter map: stands vs Stunde
Shared letters muted; letters that set stands and Stunde apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on stands vs Stunde
stands and Stunde are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stands is recorded at frequency rank #42,843, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 43567, this pair ranks #1,414,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stands vs Stunde
Shared letters: dnst. Private to "stands": a. Private to "Stunde": eu.
"stands" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "stands" 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 #1,414,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stands" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stands". 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 #1,414,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.