Which to use
“Stuhl” and “Stuhls” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “Stuhl” frequency rank
- #46,307
- “Stuhls” frequency rank
- 50469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stuhl | Stuhls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Sitz-)Möbel, meist mit vier hohen Beinen, Rückenlehne und eventuell Armlehnen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stuhl |
Where the eye mixes Stuhl and Stuhls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stuhl runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Stuhls's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Stuhl vs Stuhls
A purely visual mix-up. Stuhl ([ʃtuːl]) and Stuhls ([ʃtuːls]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Stuhl” sits inside “Stuhls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stuhl is recorded at frequency rank #4,162, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtuːl]. Stuhls is at rank #46,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtuːls].
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 50469, this pair ranks #1,172,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stuhl vs Stuhls
Shared letters: hlstu. Private to "Stuhl": -. Private to "Stuhls": -.
"Stuhl" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stuhls" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stuhl" and "Stuhls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stuhl" or "Stuhls" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stuhl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stuhls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stuhl" and "Stuhls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stuhls vs stunts". 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 #1,172,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.