stolzesvsStoresTell them apart

Quick tell: stolzes is a adjective, Stores is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stolzes” is an adjective and “Stores” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,256
“stolzes” frequency rank
#29,347
“Stores” frequency rank
73603
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stolzes Stores
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Store

Letter map: stolzes vs Stores

Shared letters muted; letters that set stolzes and Stores apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stolzes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Stores's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
stolzes
6 ch
Stores

Role in the sentence - stolzes and Stores

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stolzes is anadjective and Storesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stolzes is recorded at frequency rank #44,256, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡səs]. Stores is at rank #29,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 73603, this pair ranks #355,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stolzes vs Stores

Shared letters: eost. Private to "stolzes": lz. Private to "Stores": r.

"stolzes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stolzes ← sotlzes · sstolzes · stlozes · stolezs · stollzes · stolzess · stolzse · stolzzes
  • Stores ← sotres · sstores · stoers · storess · storres · storse · stroes · sttores

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stolzes" and "Stores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stolzes" is an adjective and "Stores" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stolzes" or "Stores"?
"Stores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,347 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.

Useful next steps

Pair "stolzes" vs "Stores" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stolzes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #355,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stolzes" and "Stores" 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 #355,836 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