Stoß
[ʃtoːs]
The verdict
“Stoß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ruckartige Bewegung, mit der ein Gegenstand einen anderen Gegenstand trifft
Corpus desk
Index DE-sto · Stoß · German
Stoß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃtoːs] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stoß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stoß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stoß, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stoß, spelled S-T-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1ruckartige Bewegung, mit der ein Gegenstand einen anderen Gegenstand trifft
- 2Menge von Gegenständen, die in einem Stapel aufeinander gesetzt wurde
- 3Stelle, an der Bauteile mit ihren Endflächen aufeinander treffen
- 4Aufeinandertreffen zweier Körper mit Übertragung von Impuls oder kinetischer Energie zwischen ihnen
- 5der abgenähte Rand des Rocksaumes
- 6der Schwanz des Federwildes
- 7Kontra (bairisch)
- 8senkrecht oder auch schräg stehende Wand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stoß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Stoß traf mich in den Rücken.
Den Stoß Papier werfe ich jetzt weg.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.