Which to use
“Stiftes” is a noun and “stiftet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,227
- “Stiftes” frequency rank
- #43,513
- “stiftet” frequency rank
- 80740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stiftes | stiftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stift | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stiften |
Where the eye mixes Stiftes and stiftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stiftes and stiftet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stiftes is [ˈʃtɪftəs] while stiftet is [ˈʃtɪftət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Stiftes” becomes t in “stiftet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stiftes is recorded at frequency rank #37,227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftəs]. stiftet is at rank #43,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪftət].
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 80740, this pair ranks #189,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Stiftes vs stiftet
Shared letters: efist. Private to "Stiftes": -. Private to "stiftet": -.
"Stiftes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stiftet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stiftes" and "stiftet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stiftes" or "stiftet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stiftes" and "stiftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stiftes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stiftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stiftes" and "stiftet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs stiftet". 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 #189,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.