stonedvsstörendWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,755
“stoned” frequency rank
#20,075
“störend” frequency rank
67830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stoned störend
Definition unter Drogeneinfluss stehend, durch Drogen berauscht behindernd in einem Ablauf oder Prozess

Where the eye mixes stoned and störend

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
stoned
7 ch
störend

Look-alike desk: stoned vs störend

A purely visual mix-up. stoned ([stɔʊ̯nt]) and störend ([ˈʃtøːʁənt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stoned is recorded at frequency rank #47,755, classified as anadj, pronounced [stɔʊ̯nt]. störend is at rank #20,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁənt].

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 67830, this pair ranks #527,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stoned vs störend

Shared letters: denst. Private to "stoned": o. Private to "störend": .

"stoned" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "störend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stonedsotned · sstoned · stnoed · stoend · stonde · stonedd · stonned · sttoned

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stoned" and "störend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([stɔʊ̯nt] versus [ˈʃtøːʁənt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stoned" vs "störend" - which ranks higher?
"störend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,075 in our German list, against #47,755 for "stoned". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stoned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "störend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #527,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stoned" and "störend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stokes vs stoned". 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 #527,432 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