Which to use
“stolz” and “stolzes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,141
- “stolz” frequency rank
- #44,256
- “stolzes” frequency rank
- 45397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolz | stolzes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seiner Fähigkeiten und Leistungen bewusst und erfreut darüber, im Selbstgefühl gestärkt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes stolz and stolzes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stolz runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stolzes's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stolz and stolzes
A purely visual mix-up. stolz ([ʃtɔlt͡s]) and stolzes ([ˈʃtɔlt͡səs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stolz” sits inside “stolzes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolz is recorded at frequency rank #1,141, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtɔlt͡s]. stolzes is at rank #44,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡səs].
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 45397, this pair ranks #1,354,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stolz vs stolzes
Shared letters: lostz. Private to "stolz": -. Private to "stolzes": e.
"stolz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stolzes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stolz" and "stolzes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stolz" or "stolzes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stolz" and "stolzes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stolzes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,354,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolz" and "stolzes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stokes vs stolzes". 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 #1,354,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.