StundevsStundenWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
Stunde
7 ch
Stunden

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stundesstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde
  • Stundensstunden · stnuden · sttunden · studnen · stundden · stundenn · stundne · stunedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stunde" and "Stunden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʊndə] versus [ˈʃtʊndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stunde" or "Stunden"?
"Stunden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #387 in our German list, against #724 for "Stunde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list