Which to use
“stone” and “Szene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,099
- “stone” frequency rank
- #1,490
- “Szene” frequency rank
- 10589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stone | Szene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stein | die Bühne, der Schauplatz der dramatischen Handlung |
Where the eye mixes stone and Szene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stone with Szene
A purely visual mix-up. stone ([stəʊn]) and Szene ([ˈst͡seːnə]) 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 10589, 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]. Szene is at rank #1,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈst͡seːnə].
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 10589, this pair ranks #1,974,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stone vs Szene
Shared letters: ens. Private to "stone": ot. Private to "Szene": z.
"stone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Szene" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stone" for "Szene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stone" or "Szene"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Szene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stone" and "Szene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stone vs stoned". 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 #1,974,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.