Which to use
“stehle” is a verb and “Stühle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,045
- “stehle” frequency rank
- #10,574
- “Stühle” frequency rank
- 49619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehle | Stühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehlen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stehle and Stühle apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stehle is [ˈʃteːlə] while Stühle is [ˈʃtyːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “stehle” becomes ü in “Stühle”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stehle is recorded at frequency rank #39,045, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːlə]. 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 49619, this pair ranks #1,204,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stehle vs Stühle
Shared letters: ehlst. Private to "stehle": -. Private to "Stühle": ü.
"stehle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stühle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stehle ← sethle · sstehle · stehel · stehhle · stehlle · stelhe · sthele · sttehle
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stehle" and "Stühle" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stehle" or "Stühle"?
Remembering stehle vs Stühle
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “stehle”; for a noun, it's “Stühle”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stehle” entry
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