Which to use
“sticht” and “stinkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,948
- “sticht” frequency rank
- #9,811
- “stinkt” frequency rank
- 23759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sticht | stinkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stechen | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs stinken |
Where the eye mixes sticht and stinkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sticht and stinkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sticht vs stinkt
A purely visual mix-up. sticht ([ʃtɪçt]) and stinkt ([ʃtɪŋkt]) 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 23759, 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]. stinkt is at rank #9,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪŋkt].
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 23759, this pair ranks #1,856,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sticht vs stinkt
Shared letters: ist. Private to "sticht": ch. Private to "stinkt": kn.
"sticht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stinkt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sticht" and "stinkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sticht" or "stinkt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sticht" and "stinkt" 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 "stinkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,856,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sticht" and "stinkt" 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 #1,856,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.