Which to use
“spucken” and “stocken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,074
- “spucken” frequency rank
- #23,326
- “stocken” frequency rank
- 44400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spucken | stocken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Speichel heftig aus dem Mund schleudern | einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten |
Where the eye mixes spucken and stocken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spucken and stocken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses spucken with stocken
A purely visual mix-up. spucken ([ˈʃpʊkn̩]) and stocken ([ˈʃtɔkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spucken is recorded at frequency rank #21,074, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʊkn̩]. stocken is at rank #23,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔkn̩].
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 44400, this pair ranks #1,387,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spucken vs stocken
Shared letters: cekns. Private to "spucken": pu. Private to "stocken": ot.
"spucken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stocken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spucken" for "stocken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spucken" vs "stocken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "spucken" and "stocken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spucken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stocken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,387,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spucken" and "stocken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stöckchen vs stocken". 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 #1,387,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.