Which to use
“stolpert” is a verb and “stolzer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,346
- “stolpert” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “stolzer” frequency rank
- 50422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolpert | stolzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stolpern | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes stolpert and stolzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stolpert runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against stolzer's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stolpert and stolzer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stolpert is [ˈʃtɔlpɐt] while stolzer is [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolpert is recorded at frequency rank #29,346, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlpɐt]. stolzer is at rank #21,076, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ].
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 50422, this pair ranks #1,174,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stolpert vs stolzer
Shared letters: elorst. Private to "stolpert": p. Private to "stolzer": z.
"stolpert" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stolpert" and "stolzer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stolpert" or "stolzer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolpert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stolzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,174,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolpert" and "stolzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stolpert vs stolperte". 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 #1,174,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.