Which to use
“stolzen” and “stolzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,070
- “stolzen” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “stolzer” frequency rank
- 41146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolzen | stolzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes stolzen and stolzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stolzen and stolzer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stolzen vs stolzer
A purely visual mix-up. stolzen ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “stolzen” becomes r in “stolzer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolzen is recorded at frequency rank #20,070, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sn̩]. 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 41146, this pair ranks #1,487,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stolzen vs stolzer
Shared letters: elostz. Private to "stolzen": n. Private to "stolzer": r.
"stolzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stolzen" and "stolzer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stolzen" or "stolzer" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolzen" 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 #1,487,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolzen" and "stolzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs stolzen". 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 #1,487,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.