Stube

/[ˈʃtuːbə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,079

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stube is aGermannoun. It means: beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer Pronounced [ˈʃtuːbə]. Often confused with Sue and Sure.

Key facts for Stube
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HeadwordStube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtuːbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,079
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Stube in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stube is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtuːbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,079 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stube, with forms such as "sstube", "stbue", and "sttube". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sue", "Sure", "stur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stube, spelled S-T-U-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer
  2. 2
    Wohn- und Schlafraum in einer Kaserne oder im Internat

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstube,stbue,sttube,stubbe,stueb,sutbe,tsube

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stube

Misspelling Variants of "Stube"

sstube6stbue5sttube6stubbe6stueb5sutbe5tsube5
Misspelling Variants of "Stube"

Frequency rank: #21,079 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stube"?
"Stube" is spelled S-T-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtuːbə].
What does "Stube" mean?
As a noun, "Stube" means: beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer
What words are commonly confused with "Stube"?
"Stube" is commonly confused with "Sue", "Sure", "stur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stube" is [ˈʃtuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stube" come from?
"Stube" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.