Which to use
“stolze” and “stolzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,033
- “stolze” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “stolzer” frequency rank
- 34109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolze | stolzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes stolze and stolzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stolze runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against stolzer's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stolze and stolzer
A purely visual mix-up. stolze ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sə]) and stolzer ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “stolze” sits inside “stolzer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolze is recorded at frequency rank #13,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sə]. 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 34109, this pair ranks #1,670,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stolze vs stolzer
Shared letters: elostz. Private to "stolze": -. Private to "stolzer": r.
"stolze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stolze" and "stolzer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stolze" or "stolzer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolze" 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 #1,670,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolze" and "stolzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stolzer 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 #1,670,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.