Which to use
“stifte” and “stiften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,143
- “stifte” frequency rank
- #20,069
- “stiften” frequency rank
- 37212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stifte | stiften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften | eine Stiftung gründen und mit Geld oder anderen Werten ausstatten |
Where the eye mixes stifte and stiften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stifte with stiften
A purely visual mix-up. stifte ([ˈʃtɪftə]) and stiften ([ˈʃtɪftn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stifte” sits inside “stiften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stifte is recorded at frequency rank #17,143, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftə]. stiften is at rank #20,069, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftn̩].
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 37212, this pair ranks #1,596,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stifte vs stiften
Shared letters: efist. Private to "stifte": -. Private to "stiften": n.
"stifte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stiften" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stifte" for "stiften" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stifte" or "stiften"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stifte" and "stiften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stifte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stiften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stifte" and "stiften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stiften vs Stilen". 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 #1,596,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.