Which to use
“struck” is a verb and “Stücke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,031
- “struck” frequency rank
- #3,079
- “Stücke” frequency rank
- 50110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | struck | Stücke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs strike | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stück |
Where the eye mixes struck and Stücke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. struck (CCCVCC) and Stücke (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses struck with Stücke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: struck is [ˈstɹʌk] while Stücke is [ˈʃtʏkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
struck is recorded at frequency rank #47,031, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈstɹʌk]. Stücke is at rank #3,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkə].
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 50110, this pair ranks #1,186,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of struck vs Stücke
Shared letters: ckst. Private to "struck": ru. Private to "Stücke": eü.
"struck" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Stücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- struck ← srtuck · sstruck · strcuk · strruck · strucck · struckk · strukc · sttruck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "struck" for "Stücke" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "struck" or "Stücke" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "struck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stücke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,186,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "struck" and "Stücke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "struck vs strunz". 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 #1,186,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.