Which to use
“shore” and “stören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,779
- “shore” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 42169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shore | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shear | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes shore and stören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: shore vs stören
A purely visual mix-up. shore ([ˈʃoːɐ̯…]) and stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shore is recorded at frequency rank #37,779, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːɐ̯…]. 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 42169, this pair ranks #1,457,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shore vs stören
Shared letters: ers. Private to "shore": ho. Private to "stören": ntö.
"shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shore ← hsore · shhore · shoer · shorre · shroe · sohre · sshore
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shore" and "stören" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "shore" or "stören" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "shore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,457,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shore" and "stören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shore vs Sire". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,457,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.