Which to use
“stark” is an adjective and “story” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #454
- “stark” frequency rank
- #2,519
- “story” frequency rank
- 2973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stark | story |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Kraft ausgestattet, von Kraft geprägt, zeugend | Geschichte, Erzählung, Handlung, Fabel |
Where the eye mixes stark and story
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stark and story
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stark is [ʃtaʁk] while story is [stɔːri]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stark is recorded at frequency rank #454, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaʁk]. story is at rank #2,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stɔːri].
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 2973, this pair ranks #2,001,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stark vs story
Shared letters: rst. Private to "stark": ak. Private to "story": oy.
"stark" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "story" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stark" and "story" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stark" vs "story" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stark" and "story" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "story" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stark" and "story" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "storia vs story". 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 #2,001,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.