StabesvsstokesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#42,145
“Stabes” frequency rank
#44,945
“stokes” frequency rank
87090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stabes stokes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoke

Letter map: Stabes vs stokes

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stabes and stokes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Stabes
6 ch
stokes

Role in the sentence - Stabes and stokes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Stabes is anoun and stokesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stabes is recorded at frequency rank #42,145, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaːbəs]. stokes is at rank #44,945, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 87090, this pair ranks #84,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Stabes vs stokes

Shared letters: est. Private to "Stabes": ab. Private to "stokes": ko.

"Stabes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stabessatbes · sstabes · stabbes · stabess · stabse · staebs · stbaes · sttabes
  • stokessotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stabes" and "stokes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stabes" is a noun and "stokes" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Stabes" vs "stokes" - which ranks higher?
"Stabes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,145 in our German list, against #44,945 for "stokes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Stabes" vs "stokes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stabes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stokes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stabes" and "stokes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stokes". 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 #84,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list