Which to use
“stokes” and “stören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,945
- “stokes” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 49335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stokes | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoke | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Letter map: stokes vs stören
Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and stören apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: stokes and stören
stokes and stören 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stokes is recorded at frequency rank #44,945, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 49335, this pair ranks #1,215,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stokes vs stören
Shared letters: est. Private to "stokes": ko. Private to "stören": nrö.
"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stokes ← sotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stokes" and "stören" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stokes" vs "stören" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stokes" and "stören".
- Full dictionary entry for "stokes" 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 #1,215,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stokes" and "stören" 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 #1,215,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.