Which to use
“Stücke” is a noun and “stumme” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,079
- “Stücke” frequency rank
- #30,310
- “stumme” frequency rank
- 33389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stücke | stumme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stück | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes Stücke and stumme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stücke and stumme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Stücke with stumme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stücke is [ˈʃtʏkə] while stumme is [ˈʃtʊmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33389, 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]. stumme is at rank #30,310, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmə].
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 33389, this pair ranks #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stücke vs stumme
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stücke": ckü. Private to "stumme": mu.
"Stücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stumme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stumme ← sstumme · stmume · sttumme · stume · stumem · sutmme · tsumme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stücke" and "stumme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Stücke" vs "stumme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stücke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stumme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stücke" and "stumme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stumme". 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 #1,686,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.