stochern

[ˈʃtɔxɐn]

/[ˈʃtɔxɐn]/ verb

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „stochern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stochern
PropertyValue
Headwordstochern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔxɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stochern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stochernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stochastische“ (#97,759), „stofflichen“ (#97,761), „Stinger“ (#97,758). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stochern“ bei #97,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstand (zum Beispiel einen Stock, eine Gabel) in etwas mehrfach, prüfend hineinstoßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ina stochert mit dem Schürhaken in der Glut.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stochern"?
"stochern" is spelled S-T-O-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔxɐn].
What does "stochern" mean?
As a verb, "stochern" means: einen Gegenstand (zum Beispiel einen Stock, eine Gabel) in etwas mehrfach, prüfend hineinstoßen
How do you pronounce "stochern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stochern" is [ˈʃtɔxɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stochern" come from?
"stochern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list