Stockach

[ˈʃtɔkax]

/[ˈʃtɔkax]/ name

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The verdict

“Stockach” is uncommon German (frequency #51,716 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,716
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Name zweier Orte in Baden-Württemberg

Corpus desk

Index DE-stockach · Stockach · German

Stockach · rank #51,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,716
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stinkst

Nearest frequency peer: stinkst (-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 „Stockach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stockach
PropertyValue
HeadwordStockach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃtɔkax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stockach“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stinkst“ (#51,715), „Strafsachen“ (#51,717), „Stieglitz“ (#51,714). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stockach“ bei #51,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stockach is uncommon German at frequency #51,716 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔkax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name zweier Orte in Baden-Württemberg".

No misspelling variants are generated for Stockach in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stockach, spelled S-T-O-C-K-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name zweier Orte in Baden-Württemberg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Etwa die Hälfte der 17.000 Einwohner Stockachs leben in der Kernstadt.
  2. Das heutige Stockach nennt sich auch das „Tor zum Bodensee“.

Synonyms

Stocken (eher gebräuchlich in der Gegend um Stockach) Einwohner: "Stockemer"

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 "Stockach"?
"Stockach" is spelled S-T-O-C-K-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔkax].
What does "Stockach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stockach" means: Name zweier Orte in Baden-Württemberg
How do you pronounce "Stockach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stockach" is [ˈʃtɔkax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stockach" come from?
"Stockach" 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 "Stockach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Strecker#51,719Stallone#51,710Sturheit#51,726Songtext#51,694

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list