Which to use
“sticht” is a verb and “Stichtag” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,948
- “sticht” frequency rank
- #21,783
- “Stichtag” frequency rank
- 35731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sticht | Stichtag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stechen | festgesetzter Termin, bis zu dem eine genau definierte Maßnahme erfolgen muss |
Where the eye mixes sticht and Stichtag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sticht runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against Stichtag's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sticht and Stichtag
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sticht is [ʃtɪçt] while Stichtag is [ˈʃtɪçˌtaːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sticht” sits inside “Stichtag”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sticht is recorded at frequency rank #13,948, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪçt]. Stichtag is at rank #21,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪçˌtaːk].
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 35731, this pair ranks #1,632,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sticht vs Stichtag
Shared letters: chist. Private to "sticht": -. Private to "Stichtag": ag.
"sticht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Stichtag" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sticht" and "Stichtag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sticht" vs "Stichtag" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sticht" and "Stichtag" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sticht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stichtag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,632,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sticht" and "Stichtag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stichen vs sticht". 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 #1,632,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.