Stalker

[ˈstɔːkɐ]

/[ˈstɔːkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stalker” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,775
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine andere Person unaufhörlich verfolgt, bedrängt oder bedroht

Corpus desk

Index DE-stalker · Stalker · German

Stalker · rank #25,775 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtgeschich…

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtgeschichte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stalker“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stalker“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stalker vs Stärke
57% similar
Stalker vs Ställe
57% similar
Stalker vs stärker
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stalker
PropertyValue
HeadwordStalker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈstɔːkɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,775
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stalker“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stalkerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stadtgeschichte“ (#25,774), „Stammbaum“ (#25,776), „Stadions“ (#25,773). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stalker“ bei #25,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Stalker (IPA [ˈstɔːkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,775 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der eine andere Person unaufhörlich verfolgt, bedrängt oder bedroht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stalker, with forms such as "satlker", "sstalker", and "stakler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Stärke", "Ställe", "stärker", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stalker, spelled S-T-A-L-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine andere Person unaufhörlich verfolgt, bedrängt oder bedroht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stalker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Verhalten des Stalkers schlägt dann in Verleumdungen und Beleidigungen um, wenn das Opfer nicht auf das Handeln des Täters reagiert, und kann in jahrelangem Psychoterror münden.
  2. Ein verliebter Stalker will dem Opfer meist nicht schaden, aber dem sadistischen Stalker geht es um die Dominanz über das Opfer.

Synonyms

Nachsteller

This word in other languages

stalker(English)acosador(Español)persécuteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satlker
  • sstalker
  • stakler
  • stalekr
  • stalkerr
  • stalkker
  • stalkre
  • stallker
  • stlaker
  • sttalker
  • tsalker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stalker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satlker2sstalker1stakler2stalekr2stalkerr1stalkker1stalkre2stallker1
Edit distance from "Stalker"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stalker"?
"Stalker" is spelled S-T-A-L-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈstɔːkɐ].
What does "Stalker" mean?
As a noun, "Stalker" means: jemand, der eine andere Person unaufhörlich verfolgt, bedrängt oder bedroht
What words are commonly confused with "Stalker"?
"Stalker" is commonly confused with "Stärke", "Ställe", "stärker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stalker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stalker" is [ˈstɔːkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stalker" come from?
"Stalker" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stalker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

simplen#25,766Sibylle#25,764Severin#25,762Tablett#25,788

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Utrecht11 variantswachsam11 variantsPhilipps11 variantszwangen11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list