# Stollen vs stolpern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stollen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɔlən] · frequency rank #17,422*
unterirdischer, waagerechter Gang

### stolpern
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtɔlpɐn] · frequency rank #24,140*
(beinahe) stürzen, (beinahe) hinfallen, straucheln

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/stollen-vs-stolpern