Which to use
“Stufe” and “Stühle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,997
- “Stufe” frequency rank
- #10,574
- “Stühle” frequency rank
- 13571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stufe | Stühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl |
Where the eye mixes Stufe and Stühle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Stufe ([ˈʃtuːfə]) and Stühle ([ˈʃtyːlə]) 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 13571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stufe is recorded at frequency rank #2,997, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːfə]. Stühle is at rank #10,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtyːlə].
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 13571, this pair ranks #1,957,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stufe vs Stühle
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stufe": fu. Private to "Stühle": hlü.
"Stufe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stühle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stufe ← sstufe · stfue · sttufe · stuef · stuffe · sutfe · tsufe