Which to use
“stifte” and “stuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,143
- “stifte” frequency rank
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- 54374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stifte | stuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen |
Where the eye mixes stifte and stuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stifte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against stuft's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stifte vs stuft
A purely visual mix-up. stifte ([ˈʃtɪftə]) and stuft ([ʃtuːft]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54374, 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]. stuft is at rank #37,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft].
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 54374, this pair ranks #1,021,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stifte vs stuft
Shared letters: fst. Private to "stifte": ei. Private to "stuft": u.
"stifte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stifte" and "stuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stifte" vs "stuft" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stifte" and "stuft" 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 "stuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,021,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stifte" and "stuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stuft vs surft". 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 #1,021,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.