Which to use
“Stelle” is a noun and “stellst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #525
- “Stelle” frequency rank
- #9,987
- “stellst” frequency rank
- 10512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stelle | stellst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stellen |
Where the eye mixes Stelle and stellst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stelle runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against stellst's 7 (CCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stelle and stellst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stelle is [ˈʃtɛlə] while stellst is [ʃtɛlst]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stelle is recorded at frequency rank #525, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə]. stellst is at rank #9,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɛlst].
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 10512, this pair ranks #1,974,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stelle vs stellst
Shared letters: elst. Private to "Stelle": -. Private to "stellst": -.
"Stelle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stellst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stelle" for "stellst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stelle" vs "stellst" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stelle" and "stellst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stellst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stelle" and "stellst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steigst vs stellst". 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 #1,974,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.