Which to use
“stocken” and “stoppen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,326
- “stocken” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “stoppen” frequency rank
- 27325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stocken | stoppen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten | zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden |
Where the eye mixes stocken and stoppen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stocken and stoppen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between stocken and stoppen
A purely visual mix-up. stocken ([ˈʃtɔkn̩]) and stoppen ([ˈʃtɔpn̩]) 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 27325, 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]. stoppen is at rank #3,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔpn̩].
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 27325, this pair ranks #1,803,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stocken vs stoppen
Shared letters: enost. Private to "stocken": ck. Private to "stoppen": p.
"stocken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stoppen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stocken" and "stoppen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stocken" or "stoppen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stocken" and "stoppen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stocken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stocken" and "stoppen" 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 #1,803,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.