Which to use
“stone” and “Sühne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,099
- “stone” frequency rank
- #41,488
- “Sühne” frequency rank
- 50587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stone | Sühne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stein | eine Wiedergutmachung, eine Genugtuung, eine Leistung für ein begangenes Unrecht oder ein Verschulden |
Where the eye mixes stone and Sühne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stone (CCVCV) and Sühne (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between stone and Sühne
A purely visual mix-up. stone ([stəʊn]) and Sühne ([ˈzyːnə]) 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 50587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stone is recorded at frequency rank #9,099, classified as anoun, pronounced [stəʊn]. Sühne is at rank #41,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzyːnə].
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 50587, this pair ranks #1,167,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stone vs Sühne
Shared letters: ens. Private to "stone": ot. Private to "Sühne": hü.
"stone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Sühne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stone ← sotne · sstone · stnoe · stoen · stonne · sttone · tsone
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stone" and "Sühne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stone" or "Sühne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sühne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,167,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stone" and "Sühne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sohns vs Sühne". 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 #1,167,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.