stuftvsSuffWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stuft is a verb, Suff is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stuft” is a verb and “Suff” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,231
“stuft” frequency rank
#42,164
“Suff” frequency rank
79395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stuft Suff
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen Trunk- oder Alkoholsucht

Where the eye mixes stuft and Suff

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
stuft
4 ch
Suff

Why the eye confuses stuft with Suff

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stuft is [ʃtuːft] while Suff is [zʊf]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stuft is recorded at frequency rank #37,231, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft]. Suff is at rank #42,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zʊf].

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 79395, this pair ranks #217,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stuft vs Suff

Shared letters: fsu. Private to "stuft": t. Private to "Suff": -.

"stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Suff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stuftsstuft · stfut · sttuft · stufft · stuftt · stutf · sutft · tsuft
  • Suffsfuf · ssuff · suf · usff

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stuft" and "Suff" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stuft" is a verb and "Suff" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "stuft" vs "Suff" - which ranks higher?
"stuft" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,231 in our German list, against #42,164 for "Suff". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Suff" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stuft" and "Suff" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Suff vs surft". 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 #217,339 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