stokesvsStückesConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#44,945
“stokes” frequency rank
#25,335
“Stückes” frequency rank
70280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stokes Stückes
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoke Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stück

Letter map: stokes vs Stückes

Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and Stückes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stokes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Stückes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
stokes
7 ch
Stückes

Grammar separator: stokes vs Stückes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stokes is averb and Stückesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stokes is recorded at frequency rank #44,945, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Stückes is at rank #25,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏkəs].

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 70280, this pair ranks #451,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stokes vs Stückes

Shared letters: ekst. Private to "stokes": o. Private to "Stückes": cü.

"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Stückes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stokes ← sotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stokes" and "Stückes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stokes" is a verb and "Stückes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stokes" or "Stückes"?
"Stückes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,335 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "stokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stückes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #451,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stokes" and "Stückes" 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 #451,065 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