Stock

[ʃtɔk]

/[ʃtɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stock” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,686
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - länglicher zylindrischer Gegenstand, meist aus Holz

Corpus desk

Index DE-stock · Stock · German

Stock · rank #3,686 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,686
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staates

Nearest frequency peer: Staates (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Stock”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Stock” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Stock vs stop
40% similar
Stock vs Stück
80% similar
Stock vs stolz
40% similar

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

Key facts for Stock
PropertyValue
HeadwordStock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɔk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,686
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Stock” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stockliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Staates“ (#3,685), „technisch“ (#3,687), „sozial“ (#3,684). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Stock (IPA [ʃtɔk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,686 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stock, with forms such as "sotck", "sstock", and "stcok". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stop", "Stück", "stolz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stock, spelled S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    länglicher zylindrischer Gegenstand, meist aus Holz
  2. 2
    oberirdischer Trieb einer Pflanze
  3. 3
    Vorrat, zum Beispiel an Waren; Talon
  4. 4
    umfangreiche, unregelmäßig geformte Gesteinsmasse
  5. 5
    Stockwerk
  6. 6
    kegelförmiges Wurfgerät für das Spiel auf Eis oder Asphalt
  7. 7
    Wurzelstock

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kampf mit dem Stock ist eine raue japanische Sportart.
  2. „Ihr rechter Fuß schmerzte von dem langen Spaziergang, auch der linke Beinstumpf schmerzte, und selbst der Stock schmerzte.“

Synonyms

KartenstockEtageEisstockBaumstumpfStubben

This word in other languages

stick(English)bastón(Español)bâton(Français)estoque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotck
  • sstock
  • stcok
  • stocck
  • stockk
  • stokc
  • sttock
  • tsock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stock - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sotck2sstock1stcok2stocck1stockk1stokc2sttock1tsock2
Edit distance from "Stock"

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 "Stock"?
"Stock" is spelled S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɔk].
What does "Stock" mean?
As a noun, "Stock" means: länglicher zylindrischer Gegenstand, meist aus Holz
What words are commonly confused with "Stock"?
"Stock" is commonly confused with "stop", "Stück", "stolz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stock" is [ʃtɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stock" come from?
"Stock" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Villa#3,693voran#3,694wählt#3,697Level#3,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sozial8 variantsTieren8 variantssiegen8 variantsRussen8 variants

What to do next

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  • "Stock" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "stop". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,686 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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