Stufe
[ˈʃtuːfə]
The verdict
“Stufe” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,997 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,997
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Stufe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtuːfə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,997 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “Stufe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-U-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtuːfə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sue” - see the side-by-side comparison. Stufe vs Sue
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.