Stütze

/[ˈʃtʏt͡sə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,562

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stütze is aGermannoun. It means: Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt Pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sə]. Often confused with stützt and stützen.

Key facts for Stütze
PropertyValue
HeadwordStütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʏt͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,562
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Stütze in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stütze is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʏt͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,562 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stütze, with forms such as "sstütze", "sttütze", and "sttüze". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stützt", "stützen", "stutzig", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stütze, spelled S-T-Ü-T-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt
  2. 2
    technische Vorrichtung, um einer Person oder Sache Halt zu geben
  3. 3
    Einrichtung oder Person, die anderen Personen beisteht
  4. 4
    finanzielle Zuwendungen des Staates an Unternehmen, private Haushalte oder Personen (Subventionen)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstütze,sttütze,sttüze,stütez,stüttze,stützze,stüzte,süttze,tsütze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stütze

Misspelling Variants of "Stütze"

sstütze7sttütze7sttüze6stütez6stüttze7stützze7stüzte6süttze6
Misspelling Variants of "Stütze"

Frequency rank: #16,562 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stütze"?
"Stütze" is spelled S-T-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏt͡sə].
What does "Stütze" mean?
As a noun, "Stütze" means: Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt
What words are commonly confused with "Stütze"?
"Stütze" is commonly confused with "stützt", "stützen", "stutzig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stütze" is [ˈʃtʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stütze" come from?
"Stütze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.