Stufe
[ˈʃtuːfə]
The verdict
“Stufe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,997
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche
Corpus desk
Index DE-stufe · Stufe · German
Stufe · rank #2,997 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,997
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Struktur
Nearest frequency peer: Struktur (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Stufe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Strand
Strand
97,007 corpus weight
- Struktur
Struktur
97,005 corpus weight
- Stufe
Stufe
97,004 corpus weight
- Stärke
Stärke
97,003 corpus weight
- Tausende
Tausende
97,002 corpus weight
- untersucht
untersucht
97,001 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Stufe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stufe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtuːfə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stufe” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Stufe (IPA [ˈʃtuːfə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,997 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stufe, with forms such as "sstufe", "stfue", and "sttufe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stufe, spelled S-T-U-F-E.
Definition
- 1meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche
- 2einzelner Abschnitt einer Erscheinung, Entwicklung, Skala oder eines Systems
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stufe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Treppe des CN Towers hat 1776 Stufen.
„Ich zählte 176 Stufen, dann war ich unten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sstufe
- stfue
- sttufe
- stuef
- stuffe
- sutfe
- tsufe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stufe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stufe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Stufe". Here's where to go from here.
- "Stufe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Sue". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,997 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.