StutenvsSuitenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,519
“Stuten” frequency rank
#39,057
“Suiten” frequency rank
87576
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stuten Suiten
Definition (längliches) Weißbrot (mit Rosinen) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Suite

Where the eye mixes Stuten and Suiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stuten (CCVCVC) and Suiten (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Stuten
6 ch
Suiten

Look-alike desk: Stuten vs Suiten

A purely visual mix-up. Stuten ([ˈʃtuːtn̩]) and Suiten ([ˈsu̯iːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87576, 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]. Suiten is at rank #39,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsu̯iːtn̩].

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 87576, this pair ranks #78,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Stuten vs Suiten

Shared letters: enstu. Private to "Stuten": -. Private to "Suiten": i.

"Stuten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Suiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stuten ← sstuten · sttuen · sttuten · stuetn · stutenn · stutne · stutten · sutten
  • Suiten ← siuten · ssuiten · suietn · suitenn · suitne · suitten · sutien · usiten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stuten" for "Suiten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtuːtn̩] versus [ˈsu̯iːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stuten" or "Suiten"?
"Suiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,057 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Stuten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Suiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stuten" and "Suiten" 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 #78,625 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