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“stolzer” and “stolzes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,076
“stolzer” frequency rank
#44,256
“stolzes” frequency rank
65332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stolzer stolzes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz

Where the eye mixes stolzer and stolzes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stolzer and stolzes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
stolzer
7 ch
stolzes

Visual trap between stolzer and stolzes

A purely visual mix-up. stolzer ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “stolzer” becomes s in “stolzes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stolzer is recorded at frequency rank #21,076, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]. 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 65332, this pair ranks #610,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stolzer vs stolzes

Shared letters: elostz. Private to "stolzer": r. Private to "stolzes": -.

"stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stolzes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stolzersotlzer · sstolzer · stlozer · stolezr · stollzer · stolzerr · stolzre · stolzzer
  • stolzessotlzes · sstolzes · stlozes · stolezs · stollzes · stolzess · stolzse · stolzzes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stolzer" and "stolzes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ] versus [ˈʃtɔlt͡səs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "stolzer" or "stolzes" show up more?
"stolzer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,076 in our German list, against #44,256 for "stolzes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "stolzer" and "stolzes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stolzer" 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 #610,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stolzer" 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 #610,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list