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

#14,680
“Stützpunkt” frequency rank
#34,389
“Stützpunkte” frequency rank
49069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stützpunkt Stützpunkte
Definition Stelle, die einem Druck standhält, auf der eine Last ruht Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stützpunkt

Where the eye mixes Stützpunkt and Stützpunkte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Stützpunkt
11 ch
Stützpunkte

Why the eye confuses Stützpunkt with Stützpunkte

A purely visual mix-up. Stützpunkt ([ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋkt]) and Stützpunkte ([ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋktə]) 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) - “Stützpunkt” sits inside “Stützpunkte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stützpunkt is recorded at frequency rank #14,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋkt]. Stützpunkte is at rank #34,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋktə].

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 49069, this pair ranks #1,225,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stützpunkt vs Stützpunkte

Shared letters: knpstuzü. Private to "Stützpunkt": -. Private to "Stützpunkte": e.

"Stützpunkt" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCC  ·  "Stützpunkte" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stützpunkt" for "Stützpunkte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋkt] versus [ˈʃtʏt͡sˌpʊŋktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Stützpunkt" vs "Stützpunkte" - which ranks higher?
"Stützpunkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,680 in our German list, against #34,389 for "Stützpunkte". 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 "Stützpunkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stützpunkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,225,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #1,225,199 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