Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “StVO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,778
- “ste” frequency rank
- #30,311
- “StVO” frequency rank
- 56089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | StVO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti | für Straßenverkehrsordnung |
Letter map: ste vs StVO
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and StVO apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ste and StVO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and StVOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #25,778, classified as averb, pronounced […]. StVO is at rank #30,311, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛsteːfaʊ̯ˈʔoː].
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 56089, this pair ranks #954,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs StVO
Shared letters: st. Private to "ste": e. Private to "StVO": ov.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "StVO" · 4 letters · shape CCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- StVO ← sstvo · stov · sttvo · stvvo · svto · tsvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ste" and "StVO" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ste" or "StVO" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ste" and "StVO".
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "StVO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #954,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "StVO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "StVO vs SUVs". 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 #954,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.