Which to use
“Stücke” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,079
- “Stücke” frequency rank
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- 3803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stücke | Stunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stück | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages |
Where the eye mixes Stücke and Stunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stücke and Stunde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Stücke and Stunde
A purely visual mix-up. Stücke ([ˈʃtʏkə]) and Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) 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 3803, 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]. Stunde is at rank #724, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə].
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 3803, this pair ranks #1,999,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stücke vs Stunde
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stücke": ckü. Private to "Stunde": dnu.
"Stücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunde ← sstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stücke" and "Stunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Stücke" vs "Stunde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stücke" and "Stunde" 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 "Stunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stücke" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "struck vs Stücke". 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 #1,999,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.