StoffesvsstoriesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,804
“Stoffes” frequency rank
#10,180
“stories” frequency rank
39984
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stoffes stories
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stoff Plural des Substantivs story

Letter map: Stoffes vs stories

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stoffes and stories apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Stoffes (CCVCCVC) and stories (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Stoffes
7 ch
stories

Corpus notes: Stoffes and stories

Stoffes and stories 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39984, 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]. stories is at rank #10,180, 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 39984, this pair ranks #1,521,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stoffes vs stories

Shared letters: eost. Private to "Stoffes": f. Private to "stories": ir.

"Stoffes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stories" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stoffes ← sotffes · sstoffes · stfofes · stofefs · stofes · stoffess · stoffse · sttoffes
  • stories ← sotries · sstories · stoires · storeis · storiess · storise · storries · stroies

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stoffes" and "stories" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Stoffes" vs "stories" - which ranks higher?
"stories" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,180 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stoffes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stories" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,521,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stoffes" and "stories" 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 #1,521,325 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