stockenvsstokesWhich spelling fits?

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“stocken” and “stokes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,326
“stocken” frequency rank
#44,945
“stokes” frequency rank
68271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stocken stokes
Definition einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoke

Letter map: stocken vs stokes

Shared letters muted; letters that set stocken and stokes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stocken runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stokes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
stocken
6 ch
stokes

Spelling & dictionary notes on stocken vs stokes

stocken and stokes are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stocken is recorded at frequency rank #23,326, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔkn̩]. 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 68271, this pair ranks #513,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stocken vs stokes

Shared letters: ekost. Private to "stocken": cn. Private to "stokes": -.

"stocken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stocken ← sotcken · sstocken · stcoken · stoccken · stocekn · stockenn · stockken · stockne
  • stokes ← sotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stocken" and "stokes" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "stocken" or "stokes"?
"stocken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,326 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "stocken" 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 #513,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stocken" 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 #513,171 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