StalkervsstolzerWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Stalker is a noun, stolzer is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Stalker” is a noun and “stolzer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,775
“Stalker” frequency rank
#21,076
“stolzer” frequency rank
46851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stalker stolzer
Definition jemand, der eine andere Person unaufhörlich verfolgt, bedrängt oder bedroht Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz

Where the eye mixes Stalker and stolzer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Stalker
7 ch
stolzer

Look-alike desk: Stalker vs stolzer

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stalker is [ˈstɔːkɐ] while stolzer is [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stalker is recorded at frequency rank #25,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈstɔːkɐ]. stolzer is at rank #21,076, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ].

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 46851, this pair ranks #1,304,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stalker vs stolzer

Shared letters: elrst. Private to "Stalker": ak. Private to "stolzer": oz.

"Stalker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stalkersatlker · sstalker · stakler · stalekr · stalkerr · stalkker · stalkre · stallker
  • stolzersotlzer · sstolzer · stlozer · stolezr · stollzer · stolzerr · stolzre · stolzzer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stalker" and "stolzer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Stalker" is a noun and "stolzer" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Stalker" or "stolzer" show up more?
"stolzer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,076 in our German list, against #25,775 for "Stalker". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Stalker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stolzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,304,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stalker" and "stolzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stolzer vs stolzes". 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 #1,304,751 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