StubenvsStuteTell them apart

Which to use

“Stuben” and “Stute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,518
“Stuben” frequency rank
#17,736
“Stute” frequency rank
66254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stuben Stute
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stube weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae)

Where the eye mixes Stuben and Stute

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stuben
5 ch
Stute

Look-alike desk: Stuben vs Stute

A purely visual mix-up. Stuben ([ˈʃtuːbn̩]) and Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) 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 66254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stuben is recorded at frequency rank #48,518, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːbn̩]. Stute is at rank #17,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə].

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 66254, this pair ranks #579,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stuben vs Stute

Shared letters: estu. Private to "Stuben": bn. Private to "Stute": -.

"Stuben" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stubensstuben · stbuen · sttuben · stubben · stubenn · stubne · stuebn · sutben
  • Stutesstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stuben" for "Stute" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtuːbn̩] versus [ˈʃtuːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stuben" or "Stute"?
"Stute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,736 in our German list, against #48,518 for "Stuben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Stuben" and "Stute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #579,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stuben" and "Stute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuben". 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 #579,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list