stonedvsStoresWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#47,755
“stoned” frequency rank
#29,347
“Stores” frequency rank
77102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stoned Stores
Definition unter Drogeneinfluss stehend, durch Drogen berauscht Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Store

Letter map: stoned vs Stores

Shared letters muted; letters that set stoned and Stores apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
stoned
6 ch
Stores

Grammar separator: stoned vs Stores

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stoned is anadjective and Storesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77102, 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]. 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 77102, this pair ranks #268,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stoned vs Stores

Shared letters: eost. Private to "stoned": dn. Private to "Stores": r.

"stoned" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Stores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stonedsotned · sstoned · stnoed · stoend · stonde · stonedd · stonned · sttoned
  • Storessotres · sstores · stoers · storess · storres · storse · stroes · sttores

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stoned" and "Stores".

  • Full dictionary entry for "stoned" 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 #268,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stoned" and "Stores" 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 #268,428 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