Which to use
“Stunde” and “Sünden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- #9,815
- “Sünden” frequency rank
- 10539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunde | Sünden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sünde |
Where the eye mixes Stunde and Sünden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stunde (CCVCCV) and Sünden (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Stunde and Sünden
A purely visual mix-up. Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) and Sünden ([ˈzʏndn̩]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunde is recorded at frequency rank #724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə]. Sünden is at rank #9,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʏndn̩].
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 10539, this pair ranks #1,974,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunde vs Sünden
Shared letters: dens. Private to "Stunde": tu. Private to "Sünden": ü.
"Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Sünden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunde ← sstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stunde" and "Sünden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Stunde" or "Sünden"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sünden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunde" and "Sünden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sünden vs Sweden". 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 #1,974,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.