stolzesvsstoriesWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#44,256
“stolzes” frequency rank
#10,180
“stories” frequency rank
54436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stolzes stories
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz Plural des Substantivs story

Letter map: stolzes vs stories

Shared letters muted; letters that set stolzes and stories apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stolzes (CCVCCVC) and stories (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
stolzes
7 ch
stories

Grammar separator: stolzes vs stories

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stolzes is anadjective and storiesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54436, 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]. stories is at rank #10,180, 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 54436, this pair ranks #1,018,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stolzes vs stories

Shared letters: eost. Private to "stolzes": lz. Private to "stories": ir.

"stolzes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stories" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stolzes ← sotlzes · sstolzes · stlozes · stolezs · stollzes · stolzess · stolzse · stolzzes
  • stories ← sotries · sstories · stoires · storeis · storiess · storise · storries · stroies

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stolzes" and "stories" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stolzes" is an adjective and "stories" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stolzes" or "stories"?
"stories" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,180 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.

What to do next

Pair "stolzes" vs "stories" 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 "stories" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,018,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stolzes" and "stories" 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 #1,018,981 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