Which to use
“stöhnen” and “stören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,423
- “stöhnen” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 24813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stöhnen | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufgrund von Anstrengung, Erregung oder Schmerz unartikulierte Laute hervorstoßen | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes stöhnen and stören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stöhnen vs stören
A purely visual mix-up. stöhnen ([ˈʃtøːnən]) and stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stöhnen is recorded at frequency rank #20,423, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːnən]. stören is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən].
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 24813, this pair ranks #1,842,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stöhnen vs stören
Shared letters: enstö. Private to "stöhnen": h. Private to "stören": r.
"stöhnen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stöhnen" for "stören" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stöhnen" or "stören"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stöhnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stöhnen" and "stören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stöhnen vs Strähnen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,842,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.