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.
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?
Frequency check: "Stuten" vs "stützt" - which ranks higher?
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.