StoffesvsStoresWhich spelling fits?

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

#29,804
“Stoffes” frequency rank
#29,347
“Stores” frequency rank
59151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stoffes Stores
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stoff Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Store

Letter map: Stoffes vs Stores

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stoffes and Stores apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
Stoffes
6 ch
Stores

Pair insight - Stoffes / Stores

Stoffes and Stores 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 59151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stoffes is recorded at frequency rank #29,804, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɔfəs]. Stores is at rank #29,347, tagged as anoun, 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 59151, this pair ranks #835,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stoffes vs Stores

Shared letters: eost. Private to "Stoffes": f. Private to "Stores": r.

"Stoffes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stoffessotffes · sstoffes · stfofes · stofefs · stofes · stoffess · stoffse · sttoffes
  • Storessotres · sstores · stoers · storess · storres · storse · stroes · sttores

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stoffes" and "Stores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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, "Stoffes" or "Stores"?
"Stores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,347 in our German list, against #29,804 for "Stoffes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Stoffes" and "Stores".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stoffes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #835,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stoffes" and "Stores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Stores". 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 #835,341 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