Which to use
“stoppt” and “stört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,597
- “stoppt” frequency rank
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- 16375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stoppt | stört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoppen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes stoppt and stört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stoppt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against stört's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stoppt vs stört
A purely visual mix-up. stoppt ([ʃtɔpt]) and stört ([ʃtøːɐ̯t]) 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 16375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stoppt is recorded at frequency rank #12,597, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɔpt]. stört is at rank #3,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t].
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 16375, this pair ranks #1,936,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stoppt vs stört
Shared letters: st. Private to "stoppt": op. Private to "stört": rö.
"stoppt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stoppt ← sotppt · sstoppt · stopptt · stopt · stoptp · stpopt · sttoppt · tsoppt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stoppt" and "stört" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stoppt" vs "stört" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stoppt" and "stört" 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 #1,936,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.