Stühlen

[ˈʃtyːlən]

/[ˈʃtyːlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Stühlen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,050 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,050
frequency rank, German
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Stühlen vs Stuhls
57% similar
Stühlen vs Stuten
57% similar
Stühlen vs Stunden
57% similar

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

Key facts for Stühlen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStühlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtyːlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,050
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stühlen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stühlen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stühlen is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtyːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,050 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stühlen, with forms such as "sstühlen", "sthülen", and "sttühlen". 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, "Stuhls", "Stuten", "Stunden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stühlen, spelled S-T-Ü-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstühlen,sthülen,sttühlen,stüheln,stühhlen,stühlenn,stühllen,stühlne,stülhen,süthlen,tsühlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stühlen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sstühlen1sthülen2sttühlen1stüheln2stühhlen1stühlenn1stühllen1stühlne2
Edit distance from "Stühlen"

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 "Stühlen"?
"Stühlen" is spelled S-T-Ü-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtyːlən].
What does "Stühlen" mean?
As a noun, "Stühlen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl
What words are commonly confused with "Stühlen"?
"Stühlen" is commonly confused with "Stuhls", "Stuten", "Stunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stühlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stühlen" is [ˈʃtyːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stühlen" come from?
"Stühlen" 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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Using “Stühlen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ü-H-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtyːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Stuhls” - see the side-by-side comparison. Stühlen vs Stuhls
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list