Which to use
“Stube” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,079
- “Stube” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 21803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stube | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Where the eye mixes Stube and Stunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Stube with Stunde
A purely visual mix-up. Stube ([ˈʃtuːbə]) and Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) 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 21803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stube is recorded at frequency rank #21,079, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːbə]. Stunde is at rank #724, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə].
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 21803, this pair ranks #1,881,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stube vs Stunde
Shared letters: estu. Private to "Stube": b. Private to "Stunde": dn.
"Stube" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stube" and "Stunde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Stube" or "Stunde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stube" and "Stunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stube" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stube" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stube vs Stuten". 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 #1,881,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.