Which to use
“stoppen” and “stoppt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,999
- “stoppen” frequency rank
- #12,597
- “stoppt” frequency rank
- 16596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stoppen | stoppt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum Stehen bringen oder zum Stehen gebracht werden | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoppen |
Where the eye mixes stoppen and stoppt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stoppen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stoppt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stoppen and stoppt
A purely visual mix-up. stoppen ([ˈʃtɔpn̩]) and stoppt ([ʃtɔpt]) 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 16596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stoppen is recorded at frequency rank #3,999, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɔpn̩]. stoppt is at rank #12,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɔpt].
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 16596, this pair ranks #1,934,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stoppen vs stoppt
Shared letters: opst. Private to "stoppen": en. Private to "stoppt": -.
"stoppen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stoppt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stoppen" and "stoppt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stoppen" or "stoppt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stoppen" and "stoppt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stopft vs stoppt". 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 #1,934,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.