Which to use
“Stücke” and “Stute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,079
- “Stücke” frequency rank
- #17,736
- “Stute” frequency rank
- 20815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stücke | Stute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stück | weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae) |
Where the eye mixes Stücke and Stute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stücke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Stute's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Stücke with Stute
A purely visual mix-up. Stücke ([ˈʃtʏkə]) and Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20815, 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]. Stute is at rank #17,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə].
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 20815, this pair ranks #1,893,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stücke vs Stute
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stücke": ckü. Private to "Stute": u.
"Stücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stute ← sstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stücke" and "Stute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stücke" or "Stute"?
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 "Stute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stücke" and "Stute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stute 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 #1,893,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.