Which to use
“stuft” and “surft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- #49,285
- “surft” frequency rank
- 86516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stuft | surft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs surfen |
Where the eye mixes stuft and surft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stuft and surft
A purely visual mix-up. stuft ([ʃtuːft]) and surft ([sœːɐ̯ft]) 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 86516, 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]. surft is at rank #49,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [sœːɐ̯ft].
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 86516, this pair ranks #92,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stuft vs surft
Shared letters: fstu. Private to "stuft": -. Private to "surft": r.
"stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "surft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stuft" and "surft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stuft" or "surft" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stuft" and "surft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stuft" and "surft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "säuft 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 #92,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.