Which to use
“Stoffen” and “Stoffes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,796
- “Stoffen” frequency rank
- #29,804
- “Stoffes” frequency rank
- 42600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stoffen | Stoffes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stoff |
Where the eye mixes Stoffen and Stoffes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Stoffen and Stoffes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Stoffen and Stoffes
A purely visual mix-up. Stoffen ([ˈʃtɔfn̩]) and Stoffes ([ˈʃtɔfəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Stoffen” becomes s in “Stoffes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stoffen is recorded at frequency rank #12,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɔfn̩]. Stoffes is at rank #29,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɔfəs].
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 42600, this pair ranks #1,444,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stoffen vs Stoffes
Shared letters: efost. Private to "Stoffen": n. Private to "Stoffes": -.
"Stoffen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stoffes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stoffen" and "Stoffes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stoffen" or "Stoffes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stoffen" and "Stoffes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stoffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stoffes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,444,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stoffen" and "Stoffes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stoffes 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 #1,444,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.