StoresvsStorysTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,347
“Stores” frequency rank
#25,781
“Storys” frequency rank
55128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stores Storys
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Store Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Story

Letter map: Stores vs Storys

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stores and Storys apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Stores and Storys follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Stores
6 ch
Storys

Corpus notes: Stores and Storys

Stores and Storys are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Stores” becomes y in “Storys”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stores is recorded at frequency rank #29,347, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Storys is at rank #25,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈstɔːʁɪz].

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 55128, this pair ranks #991,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stores vs Storys

Shared letters: orst. Private to "Stores": e. Private to "Storys": y.

"Stores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Storys" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stores ← sotres · sstores · stoers · storess · storres · storse · stroes · sttores
  • Storys ← sotrys · sstorys · storrys · storsy · storyss · storyys · stoyrs · stroys

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stores" for "Storys" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - e in “Stores” becomes y in “Storys”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Stores" or "Storys"?
"Storys" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,781 in our German list, against #29,347 for "Stores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Storys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #991,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stores" and "Storys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Stores". 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 #991,671 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