scorevsstörenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: score is a noun, stören is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“score” is a noun and “stören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,059
“score” frequency rank
#4,390
“stören” frequency rank
22449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature score stören
Definition Sport, Ballspiele: der Spielstand jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set score and stören apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
score
6 ch
stören

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: score is anoun and störenaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

score is recorded at frequency rank #18,059, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. stören is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 22449, this pair ranks #1,874,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of score vs stören

Shared letters: ers. Private to "score": co. Private to "stören": ntö.

"score" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • scorecsore · sccore · scoer · scorre · scroe · socre · sscore

Frequency comparison

score#18,059
stören#4,390

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "score" and "stören" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "score" is a noun and "stören" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "score" or "stören"?
"stören" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,390 in our German list, against #18,059 for "score". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering score vs stören

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “score”; for a verb, it's “stören”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “score” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list