StückevsStückesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,079
“Stücke” frequency rank
#25,335
“Stückes” frequency rank
28414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stücke Stückes
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stück Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stück

Where the eye mixes Stücke and Stückes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Stücke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Stückes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Stücke
7 ch
Stückes

Why the eye confuses Stücke with Stückes

A purely visual mix-up. Stücke ([ˈʃtʏkə]) and Stückes ([ˈʃtʏkəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Stücke” sits inside “Stückes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stücke is recorded at frequency rank #3,079, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkə]. Stückes is at rank #25,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkəs].

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 28414, this pair ranks #1,785,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stücke vs Stückes

Shared letters: cekstü. Private to "Stücke": -. Private to "Stückes": -.

"Stücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stückes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stücke" and "Stückes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʏkə] versus [ˈʃtʏkəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stücke" or "Stückes" show up more?
"Stücke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,079 in our German list, against #25,335 for "Stückes". 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 "Stücke" and "Stückes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stücke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stückes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,785,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stücke" and "Stückes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strikes vs Stückes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,785,200 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