Which to use
“Stube” and “Stütze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,079
- “Stube” frequency rank
- #16,562
- “Stütze” frequency rank
- 37641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stube | Stütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer | Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt |
Where the eye mixes Stube and Stütze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stube runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Stütze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stube and Stütze
A purely visual mix-up. Stube ([ˈʃtuːbə]) and Stütze ([ˈʃtʏt͡sə]) 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 37641, 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]. Stütze is at rank #16,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sə].
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 37641, this pair ranks #1,584,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stube vs Stütze
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stube": bu. Private to "Stütze": zü.
"Stube" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stütze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stube ← sstube · stbue · sttube · stubbe · stueb · sutbe · tsube
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stube" for "Stütze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stube" vs "Stütze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stube" and "Stütze" 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 "Stütze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,584,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stube" and "Stütze" 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 #1,584,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.