StutevsStutenTell them apart

Which to use

“Stute” and “Stuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,736
“Stute” frequency rank
#48,519
“Stuten” frequency rank
66255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stute Stuten
Definition weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae) (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen)

Where the eye mixes Stute and Stuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stute runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Stuten's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Stute
6 ch
Stuten

Look-alike desk: Stute vs Stuten

A purely visual mix-up. Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) and Stuten ([ˈʃtuːtn̩]) 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) - “Stute” sits inside “Stuten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stute is recorded at frequency rank #17,736, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtə]. Stuten is at rank #48,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩].

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 66255, this pair ranks #579,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stute vs Stuten

Shared letters: estu. Private to "Stute": -. Private to "Stuten": n.

"Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stute ← sstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute
  • Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stute" and "Stuten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtuːtə] versus [ˈʃtuːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stute" or "Stuten" show up more?
"Stute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,736 in our German list, against #48,519 for "Stuten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Stute" and "Stuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #579,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stute" and "Stuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuten". 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 #579,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list