Which to use
“Stunde” and “Sünder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- #19,728
- “Sünder” frequency rank
- 20452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunde | Sünder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages | jemand, der etwas Unerwünschtes/Verbotenes (eine Sünde) begangen hat |
Where the eye mixes Stunde and Sünder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stunde vs Sünder
A purely visual mix-up. Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) and Sünder ([ˈzʏndɐ]) 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 20452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunde is recorded at frequency rank #724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə]. Sünder is at rank #19,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzʏndɐ].
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 20452, this pair ranks #1,897,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunde vs Sünder
Shared letters: dens. Private to "Stunde": tu. Private to "Sünder": rü.
"Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Sünder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunde ← sstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stunde" and "Sünder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Stunde" vs "Sünder" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sünder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunde" and "Sünder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sonden vs Sünder". 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 #1,897,514 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.