Which to use
“stocker” and “stockte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,042
- “stocker” frequency rank
- #44,943
- “stockte” frequency rank
- 80985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stocker | stockte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lagern, speichern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stocken |
Where the eye mixes stocker and stockte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stocker with stockte
A purely visual mix-up. stocker ([sto.ke]) and stockte ([ˈʃtɔktə]) 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 80985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stocker is recorded at frequency rank #36,042, classified as averb, pronounced [sto.ke]. stockte is at rank #44,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔktə].
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 80985, this pair ranks #184,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stocker vs stockte
Shared letters: cekost. Private to "stocker": r. Private to "stockte": -.
"stocker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stockte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stocker" and "stockte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stocker" or "stockte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stocker" and "stockte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stocker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stockte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stocker" and "stockte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs stockte". 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 #184,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.