Which to use
“stolzen” is an adjective and “stopfen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,070
- “stolzen” frequency rank
- #16,840
- “stopfen” frequency rank
- 36910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolzen | stopfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz | etwas Verformbares irgendwo hineindrücken |
Where the eye mixes stolzen and stopfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stolzen and stopfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses stolzen with stopfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stolzen is [ˈʃtɔlt͡sn̩] while stopfen is [ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36910, 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]. stopfen is at rank #16,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩].
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 36910, this pair ranks #1,603,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stolzen vs stopfen
Shared letters: enost. Private to "stolzen": lz. Private to "stopfen": fp.
"stolzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stopfen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stolzen" for "stopfen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stolzen" vs "stopfen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stolzen" and "stopfen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stopfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,603,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolzen" and "stopfen" 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 #1,603,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.