Which to use
“stehe” is a verb and “Stühle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,179
- “stehe” frequency rank
- #10,574
- “Stühle” frequency rank
- 12753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehe | Stühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl |
Where the eye mixes stehe and Stühle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stehe is [ˈʃteːə] while Stühle is [ˈʃtyːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stehe is recorded at frequency rank #2,179, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːə]. Stühle is at rank #10,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtyːlə].
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 12753, this pair ranks #1,962,247 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stehe vs Stühle
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "stehe": -. Private to "Stühle": lü.
"stehe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stühle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stehe ← sethe · sstehe · steeh · stehhe · sthee · sttehe · tsehe