StühlevsStürzeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,574
“Stühle” frequency rank
#27,960
“Stürze” frequency rank
38534
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stühle Stürze
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz

Where the eye mixes Stühle and Stürze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Stühle
6 ch
Stürze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Stühle ([ˈʃtyːlə]) and Stürze ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) 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 38534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stühle is recorded at frequency rank #10,574, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtyːlə]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].

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 38534, this pair ranks #1,561,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stühle vs Stürze

Shared letters: estü. Private to "Stühle": hl. Private to "Stürze": rz.

"Stühle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stühle" and "Stürze" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtyːlə] versus [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stühle" or "Stürze"?
"Stühle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,574 in our German list, against #27,960 for "Stürze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Stühle" and "Stürze". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stühle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,561,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stühle" and "Stürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sturms vs Stürze". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list