Which to use
“Stute” and “Stütze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,736
- “Stute” frequency rank
- #16,562
- “Stütze” frequency rank
- 34298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stute | Stütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliches Tier der Familien Pferde (Equidae) und Kamele (Camelidae) | Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt |
Where the eye mixes Stute and Stütze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stute runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Stütze's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Stute with Stütze
A purely visual mix-up. Stute ([ˈʃtuːtə]) and Stütze ([ˈʃtʏt͡sə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34298, 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]. Stütze is at rank #16,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sə].
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 34298, this pair ranks #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stute vs Stütze
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stute": u. Private to "Stütze": zü.
"Stute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stütze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stute ← sstute · sttue · sttute · stuet · stutte · sutte · tsute
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stute" and "Stütze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Stute" or "Stütze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stute" and "Stütze" 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 "Stütze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stute" and "Stütze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stute 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 #1,666,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.