Which to use
“Stunden” is a noun and “stützen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #387
- “Stunden” frequency rank
- #8,789
- “stützen” frequency rank
- 9176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunden | stützen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stunde | jemanden, etwas (ab)sichern, zusätzlichen Halt geben |
Where the eye mixes Stunden and stützen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stunden and stützen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Stunden with stützen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stunden is [ˈʃtʊndn̩] while stützen is [ˈʃtʏt͡sn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunden is recorded at frequency rank #387, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndn̩]. stützen is at rank #8,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sn̩].
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 9176, this pair ranks #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunden vs stützen
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Stunden": du. Private to "stützen": zü.
"Stunden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stützen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunden ← sstunden · stnuden · sttunden · studnen · stundden · stundenn · stundne · stunedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stunden" and "stützen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stunden" or "stützen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stunden" and "stützen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stützen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunden" and "stützen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stuten vs stützen". 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 #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.