Which to use
“Steine” and “Stelle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,850
- “Steine” frequency rank
- #525
- “Stelle” frequency rank
- 4375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Steine | Stelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein | berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz |
Where the eye mixes Steine and Stelle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Steine vs Stelle
A purely visual mix-up. Steine ([ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]) and Stelle ([ˈʃtɛlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Steine is recorded at frequency rank #3,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]. Stelle is at rank #525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə].
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 4375, this pair ranks #1,997,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Steine vs Stelle
Shared letters: est. Private to "Steine": in. Private to "Stelle": l.
"Steine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Stelle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Steine" and "Stelle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Steine" or "Stelle" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Steine" and "Stelle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Steine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Steine" and "Stelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Steine vs Steiners". 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 #1,997,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.