Which to use
“Studie” is a noun and “studies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,269
- “Studie” frequency rank
- #10,181
- “studies” frequency rank
- 11450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Studie | studies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wissenschaftliche Untersuchung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs study |
Letter map: Studie vs studies
Shared letters muted; letters that set Studie and studies apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Studie runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against studies's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Studie / studies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Studie is anoun and studiesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Studie” sits inside “studies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Studie is recorded at frequency rank #1,269, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːdi̯ə]. studies is at rank #10,181, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 11450, this pair ranks #1,969,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Studie vs studies
Shared letters: deistu. Private to "Studie": -. Private to "studies": -.
"Studie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "studies" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Studie" for "studies" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Studie" or "studies" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Studie" and "studies".
- Full dictionary entry for "Studie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "studies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Studie" and "studies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs studies". 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 #1,969,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.