Which to use
“stehst” and “steht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,653
- “stehst” frequency rank
- #194
- “steht” frequency rank
- 5847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehst | steht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes stehst and steht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stehst and steht
A purely visual mix-up. stehst ([ʃteːst]) and steht ([ʃteːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stehst is recorded at frequency rank #5,653, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃteːst]. steht is at rank #194, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃteːt].
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 5847, this pair ranks #1,993,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stehst vs steht
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "stehst": -. Private to "steht": -.
"stehst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "steht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stehst" and "steht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stehst" or "steht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stehst" and "steht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stehst vs stresst". 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 #1,993,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.