stochern
[ˈʃtɔxɐn]
The verdict
“stochern” is uncommon German (frequency #97,760 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,760
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstand (zum Beispiel einen Stock, eine Gabel) in etwas mehrfach, prüfend hineinstoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-stochern · stochern · German
stochern · rank #97,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,760
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH stochastische
Nearest frequency peer: stochastische (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „stochern“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Stimmgabel
Stimmgabel
2,245 corpus weight
- Stinger
Stinger
2,243 corpus weight
- stochastisc…
stochastische
2,242 corpus weight
- stochern
stochern
2,241 corpus weight
- stofflichen
stofflichen
2,240 corpus weight
- strafverset…
strafversetzt
2,239 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „stochern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stochern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔxɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stochern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stochern is uncommon German at frequency #97,760 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɔxɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Gegenstand (zum Beispiel einen Stock, eine Gabel) in etwas mehrfach, prüfend hineinstoßen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for stochern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 stochern, spelled S-T-O-C-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegenstand (zum Beispiel einen Stock, eine Gabel) in etwas mehrfach, prüfend hineinstoßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stochern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ina stochert mit dem Schürhaken in der Glut.
Der Kleine muss krank sein, er stochert nur noch lustlos im Essen.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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