Which to use
“Stück” and “Stuhl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #711
- “Stück” frequency rank
- #4,162
- “Stuhl” frequency rank
- 4873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stück | Stuhl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil eines Ganzen | (Sitz-)Möbel, meist mit vier hohen Beinen, Rückenlehne und eventuell Armlehnen |
Where the eye mixes Stück and Stuhl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Stück and Stuhl
A purely visual mix-up. Stück ([ʃtʏk]) and Stuhl ([ʃtuːl]) 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 4873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stück is recorded at frequency rank #711, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʏk]. Stuhl is at rank #4,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtuːl].
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 4873, this pair ranks #1,996,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stück vs Stuhl
Shared letters: st. Private to "Stück": ckü. Private to "Stuhl": hlu.
"Stück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stuhl" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stuhl ← sstuhl · sthul · sttuhl · stuhhl · stuhll · stulh · suthl · tsuhl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stück" and "Stuhl" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stück" or "Stuhl"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stück" and "Stuhl" 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 "Stuhl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,422 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stück" and "Stuhl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs Stuhl". 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 #1,996,422 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.