Which to use
“Stange” is a noun and “staune” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,459
- “Stange” frequency rank
- #45,605
- “staune” frequency rank
- 55064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stange | staune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen |
Where the eye mixes Stange and staune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stange and staune
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stange is [ˈʃtaŋə] while staune is [ˈʃtaʊ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stange is recorded at frequency rank #9,459, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaŋə]. staune is at rank #45,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯nə].
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 55064, this pair ranks #994,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stange vs staune
Shared letters: aenst. Private to "Stange": g. Private to "staune": u.
"Stange" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "staune" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stange" for "staune" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Stange" or "staune"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stange" and "staune" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #994,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stange" and "staune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staune vs strunz". 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 #994,129 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.