Which to use
“stick” is a verb and “Stück” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,572
- “stick” frequency rank
- #711
- “Stück” frequency rank
- 11283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stick | Stück |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs sticken | Teil eines Ganzen |
Where the eye mixes stick and Stück
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stick vs Stück
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stick is [ʃtɪk] while Stück is [ʃtʏk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “stick” becomes ü in “Stück”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stick is recorded at frequency rank #10,572, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪk]. Stück is at rank #711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʏk].
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 11283, this pair ranks #1,970,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stick vs Stück
Shared letters: ckst. Private to "stick": i. Private to "Stück": ü.
"stick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stick ← sitck · sstick · stcik · sticck · stickk · stikc · sttick · tsick
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stick" and "Stück" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stick" or "Stück" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "stick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stück" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stick" and "Stück" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stick vs struck". 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 #1,970,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.