stufte
[ˈʃtuːftə]
The verdict
“stufte” is uncommon German (frequency #61,969 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,969
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stufen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stufte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtuːftə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stufte” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
stufte is uncommon German at frequency #61,969 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtuːftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stufte in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 stufte, spelled S-T-U-F-T-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stufen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stufen
- 33. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stufen
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stufen
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 “stufte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-U-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtuːftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.