StutenvsstütztTell them apart

Quick tell: Stuten is a noun, stützt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Stuten” is a noun and “stützt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,519
“Stuten” frequency rank
#12,599
“stützt” frequency rank
61118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stuten stützt
Definition (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen) 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stützen

Where the eye mixes Stuten and stützt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stuten (CCVCVC) and stützt (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Stuten
6 ch
stützt

Visual trap between Stuten and stützt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stuten is [ˈʃtuːtn̩] while stützt is [ʃtʏt͡st]. 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 61118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stuten is recorded at frequency rank #48,519, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtuːtn̩]. stützt is at rank #12,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏt͡st].

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 61118, this pair ranks #761,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stuten vs stützt

Shared letters: st. Private to "Stuten": enu. Private to "stützt": zü.

"Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "stützt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stuten" and "stützt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stuten" is a noun and "stützt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Stuten" vs "stützt" - which ranks higher?
"stützt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,599 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stützt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #761,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stuten" and "stützt" 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 #761,640 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