stocken

/[ˈʃtɔkn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,326

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

stocken is aGermanverb. It means: einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten Pronounced [ˈʃtɔkn̩]. Often confused with Stücke and stören.

Key facts for stocken
PropertyValue
Headwordstocken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,326
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of stocken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stocken is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,326 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for stocken, with forms such as "sotcken", "sstocken", and "stcoken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stücke", "stören", "stockt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is stocken, spelled S-T-O-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten
  2. 2
    eine Flüssigkeit wird fest
  3. 3
    durch Feuchtigkeit Schaden nehmen
  4. 4
    stehen, wachsen
  5. 5
    eine Steinoberfläche durch Hammer-Bearbeitung aufrauen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sotcken,sstocken,stcoken,stoccken,stocekn,stockenn,stockken,stockne,stokcen,sttocken,tsocken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for stocken

Misspelling Variants of "stocken"

sotcken7sstocken8stcoken7stoccken8stocekn7stockenn8stockken8stockne7
Misspelling Variants of "stocken"

Frequency rank: #23,326 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stocken"?
"stocken" is spelled S-T-O-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔkn̩].
What does "stocken" mean?
As a verb, "stocken" means: einen Fortgang, eine Bewegung anhalten
What words are commonly confused with "stocken"?
"stocken" is commonly confused with "Stücke", "stören", "stockt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stocken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stocken" is [ˈʃtɔkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stocken" come from?
"stocken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.