Which to use
“Stoffen” is a noun and “stolzen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,796
- “Stoffen” frequency rank
- #20,070
- “stolzen” frequency rank
- 32866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stoffen | stolzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes Stoffen and stolzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stoffen and stolzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Stoffen vs stolzen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stoffen is [ˈʃtɔfn̩] while stolzen is [ˈʃtɔlt͡sn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32866, 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]. stolzen is at rank #20,070, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sn̩].
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 32866, this pair ranks #1,698,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stoffen vs stolzen
Shared letters: enost. Private to "Stoffen": f. Private to "stolzen": lz.
"Stoffen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stolzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stoffen" and "stolzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stoffen" or "stolzen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stoffen" and "stolzen" 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 "stolzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,698,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stoffen" and "stolzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs stolzen". 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 #1,698,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.