Which to use
“stolpern” and “stoppen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,140
- “stolpern” frequency rank
- #3,999
- “stoppen” frequency rank
- 28139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolpern | stoppen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (beinahe) stürzen, (beinahe) hinfallen, straucheln | zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden |
Where the eye mixes stolpern and stoppen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stolpern runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against stoppen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stolpern vs stoppen
A purely visual mix-up. stolpern ([ˈʃtɔlpɐn]) and stoppen ([ˈʃtɔpn̩]) 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 28139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolpern is recorded at frequency rank #24,140, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlpɐn]. stoppen is at rank #3,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔpn̩].
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 28139, this pair ranks #1,789,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stolpern vs stoppen
Shared letters: enopst. Private to "stolpern": lr. Private to "stoppen": -.
"stolpern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "stoppen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stolpern" and "stoppen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stolpern" or "stoppen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stolpern" and "stoppen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolpern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolpern" and "stoppen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stolpern vs stottern". 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 #1,789,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.