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Which to use

“sticker” and “Stifter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,007
“sticker” frequency rank
#18,080
“Stifter” frequency rank
34087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sticker Stifter
Definition Sticker, Aufkleber Person, die etwas stiftet

Where the eye mixes sticker and Stifter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
sticker
7 ch
Stifter

Look-alike desk: sticker vs Stifter

A purely visual mix-up. sticker ([stikœʁ]) and Stifter ([ˈʃtɪftɐ]) 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 34087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sticker is recorded at frequency rank #16,007, classified as anoun, pronounced [stikœʁ]. Stifter is at rank #18,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftɐ].

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 34087, this pair ranks #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sticker vs Stifter

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "sticker": ck. Private to "Stifter": f.

"sticker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stifter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stickersitcker · ssticker · stciker · sticcker · sticekr · stickerr · stickker · stickre
  • Stiftersitfter · sstifter · stfiter · stifetr · stiffter · stifterr · stiftre · stiftter

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sticker" and "Stifter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([stikœʁ] versus [ˈʃtɪftɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sticker" vs "Stifter" - which ranks higher?
"sticker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,007 in our German list, against #18,080 for "Stifter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "sticker" and "Stifter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sticker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stifter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sticker" and "Stifter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steter vs Stifter". 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 #1,671,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list