Stückchen

[ˈʃtʏkçən]

/[ˈʃtʏkçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Stückchen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,177
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Teil von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-stuckchen · Stückchen · German

Stückchen · rank #12,177 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,177
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtwerke

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtwerke (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stückchen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stückchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stückchen vs Stücken
78% similar
Stückchen vs Stöckchen
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stückchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStückchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʏkçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,177
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stückchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stückchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stadtwerke“ (#12,176), „Sultan“ (#12,178), „Spree“ (#12,175). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stückchen“ bei #12,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Stückchen (IPA [ˈʃtʏkçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,177 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stückchen, with forms such as "sstückchen", "stcükchen", and "sttückchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Stücken", "Stöckchen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stückchen, spelled S-T-Ü-C-K-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Teil von etwas
  2. 2
    kleine, unbestimmte Menge
  3. 3
    süßes Kleingebäck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stückchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gibst du mir noch ein Stückchen Brot?
  2. „Ein Stückchen weiter weg, fast so weit, daß er sie gerade eben noch sehen konnte, traten zwei Gestalten auf den Straßenrand; dann drehten sie sich um und kamen, auf dem Rain entlanggehend, auf ihn zu.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstückchen
  • stcükchen
  • sttückchen
  • stücckchen
  • stücckhen
  • stückcchen
  • stückcehn
  • stückchenn
  • stückchhen
  • stückchne
  • stückhcen
  • stückkchen
  • stükcchen
  • sütckchen
  • tsückchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stückchen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstückchen1stcükchen2sttückchen1stücckchen1stücckhen2stückcchen1stückcehn2stückchenn1
Edit distance from "Stückchen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stückchen"?
"Stückchen" is spelled S-T-Ü-C-K-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏkçən].
What does "Stückchen" mean?
As a noun, "Stückchen" means: kleiner Teil von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Stückchen"?
"Stückchen" is commonly confused with "Stücken", "Stöckchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stückchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stückchen" is [ˈʃtʏkçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stückchen" come from?
"Stückchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stückchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list