Stunde

[ˈʃtʊndə]

/[ˈʃtʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stunde” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#724
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages

Corpus desk

Index DE-stunde · Stunde · German

Stunde · rank #724 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #724
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sommer

Nearest frequency peer: Sommer (-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 “Stunde”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Stunde” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Stunde vs Sünde
67% similar
Stunde vs Stute
67% similar
Stunde vs Stunt
67% similar

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

Key facts for Stunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordStunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʊndə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#724
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stunde” 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). Stunde lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stunde (IPA [ˈʃtʊndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #724 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stunde, with forms such as "sstunde", "stnude", and "sttunde". 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, "Sünde", "Stute", "Stunt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stunde, spelled S-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages
  2. 2
    Zeitpunkt, (ungenauer als unter ^([1]) gefasste) Zeitspanne: Augenblick, Moment
  3. 3
    wiederkehrender oder besonderer Termin, zum Beispiel Unterrichtsstunden oder Aktuelle Stunden
  4. 4
    eine Unterrichtseinheit (in Deutschland zu meist 45 Minuten, in Österreich 50 Minuten)
  5. 5
    Winkel von 15°

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten.
  2. „Etwa 20 Minuten kürzer als das Sternjahr, umfaßt dieser Zeitraum (tropisches oder Sonnenjahr) 365 Tage, 5 Stunden, 48 Minuten und 45,975 Sekunden.“

Synonyms

SchulstundeUnterrichtsstunde

Antonyms

Zeitstunde

This word in other languages

hour(English)hora(Español)heure(Français)hora(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunde
  • stnude
  • sttunde
  • studne
  • stundde
  • stuned
  • stunnde
  • sutnde
  • tsunde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stunde - 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.

sstunde1stnude2sttunde1studne2stundde1stuned2stunnde1sutnde2
Edit distance from "Stunde"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stunde"?
"Stunde" is spelled S-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊndə].
What does "Stunde" mean?
As a noun, "Stunde" means: Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages
What words are commonly confused with "Stunde"?
"Stunde" is commonly confused with "Sünde", "Stute", "Stunt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stunde" is [ˈʃtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stunde" come from?
"Stunde" 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 "Stunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sommer#723kennen#733sorgen#737Sachen#709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Rahmen9 variantsChance9 variantsFehler9 variantssetzen9 variants
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