Which to use
“Stunde” and “Stunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- #387
- “Stunden” frequency rank
- 1111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunde | Stunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stunde |
Where the eye mixes Stunde and Stunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) and Stunden ([ˈʃtʊndn̩]) 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) - “Stunde” sits inside “Stunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunde is recorded at frequency rank #724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə]. Stunden is at rank #387, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndn̩].
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 1111, this pair ranks #2,004,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunde vs Stunden
Shared letters: denstu. Private to "Stunde": -. Private to "Stunden": -.
"Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stunden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC