Which to use
“Stück” and “Stufe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #711
- “Stück” frequency rank
- #2,997
- “Stufe” frequency rank
- 3708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stück | Stufe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil eines Ganzen | meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche |
Where the eye mixes Stück and Stufe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stück and Stufe
A purely visual mix-up. Stück ([ʃtʏk]) and Stufe ([ˈʃtuːfə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stück is recorded at frequency rank #711, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʏk]. Stufe is at rank #2,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːfə].
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 3708, this pair ranks #1,999,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stück vs Stufe
Shared letters: st. Private to "Stück": ckü. Private to "Stufe": efu.
"Stück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stufe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stufe ← sstufe · stfue · sttufe · stuef · stuffe · sutfe · tsufe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stück" and "Stufe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stück" or "Stufe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stück" and "Stufe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stück" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stufe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stück" and "Stufe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stufe 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 #1,999,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.