Which to use
“stören” is a verb and “stories” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- #10,180
- “stories” frequency rank
- 14570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stören | stories |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten | Plural des Substantivs story |
Letter map: stören vs stories
Shared letters muted; letters that set stören and stories apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - stören and stories
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stören is averb and storiesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stören is recorded at frequency rank #4,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən]. 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 14570, this pair ranks #1,950,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stören vs stories
Shared letters: erst. Private to "stören": nö. Private to "stories": io.
"stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stories" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stories ← sotries · sstories · stoires · storeis · storiess · storise · storries · stroies
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "stören" vs "stories" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" 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 #1,950,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stören" and "stories" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stories". 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 #1,950,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.