StudievsStundeConfusable pair

Which to use

“Studie” and “Stunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,269
“Studie” frequency rank
#724
“Stunde” frequency rank
1993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Studie Stunde
Definition wissenschaftliche Untersuchung Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages

Where the eye mixes Studie and Stunde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Studie
6 ch
Stunde

Look-alike desk: Studie vs Stunde

A purely visual mix-up. Studie ([ˈʃtuːdi̯ə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1993, 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]. 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 1993, this pair ranks #2,003,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Studie vs Stunde

Shared letters: destu. Private to "Studie": i. Private to "Stunde": n.

"Studie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Studiesstudie · stduie · sttudie · studdie · studei · stuide · sutdie · tsudie
  • Stundesstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Studie" for "Stunde" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtuːdi̯ə] versus [ˈʃtʊndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Studie" vs "Stunde" - which ranks higher?
"Stunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #724 in our German list, against #1,269 for "Studie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Studie" and "Stunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Studie" 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 #2,003,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Studie" and "Stunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staunte vs Stunde". 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 #2,003,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list