Which to use
“Stücken” is a noun and “stummen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,289
- “Stücken” frequency rank
- #44,951
- “stummen” frequency rank
- 53240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stücken | stummen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stück | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm |
Where the eye mixes Stücken and stummen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stücken and stummen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Stücken with stummen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stücken is [ˈʃtʏkn̩] while stummen is [ˈʃtʊmən]. 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 53240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stücken is recorded at frequency rank #8,289, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkn̩]. stummen is at rank #44,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmən].
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 53240, this pair ranks #1,065,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stücken vs stummen
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Stücken": ckü. Private to "stummen": mu.
"Stücken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stummen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stummen ← sstummen · stmumen · sttummen · stumemn · stumen · stummenn · stummne · sutmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stücken" and "stummen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stücken" or "stummen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stücken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stummen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,065,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stücken" and "stummen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen 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 #1,065,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.