stoße

[ˈʃtoːsə]

/[ˈʃtoːsə]/ verb

The verdict

“stoße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen

Key facts for stoße
PropertyValue
Headwordstoße
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtoːsə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stoße” sits in German frequency

stoße falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stoße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtoːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stoße, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is stoße, spelled S-T-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stoße"?
"stoße" is spelled S-T-O-SS-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtoːsə].
What does "stoße" mean?
As a verb, "stoße" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoßen
How do you pronounce "stoße"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stoße" is [ˈʃtoːsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stoße" come from?
"stoße" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “stoße”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-O-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtoːsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list