stokesvsstoreConfusable pair

Quick tell: stokes is a verb, store is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stokes” is a verb and “store” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,945
“stokes” frequency rank
#6,598
“store” frequency rank
51543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stokes store
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoke der Laden, das Geschäft, britisch nur ab gewisser Größe mit verschiedenen Waren

Letter map: stokes vs store

Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and store apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
stokes
5 ch
store

Role in the sentence - stokes and store

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stokes is averb and storeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stokes is recorded at frequency rank #44,945, classified as averb, pronounced […]. store is at rank #6,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stɔː(ɹ)].

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 51543, this pair ranks #1,131,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stokes vs store

Shared letters: eost. Private to "stokes": k. Private to "store": r.

"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "store" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stokessotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes
  • storesstore · stoer · storre · stroe · sttore · tsore

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stokes" for "store" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stokes" is a verb and "store" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "stokes" or "store" show up more?
"store" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,598 in our German list, against #44,945 for "stokes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stokes" and "store".

  • Full dictionary entry for "stokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "store" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,131,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stokes" and "store" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #1,131,453 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