Stockente
[ˈʃtɔkʔɛntə]
The verdict
“Stockente” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - häufige wilde Ente , Stammform der Hausente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stockente |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔkʔɛntə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stockente” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Stockente is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔkʔɛntə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "häufige wilde Ente , Stammform der Hausente".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stockente, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stockente, spelled S-T-O-C-K-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1häufige wilde Ente , Stammform der Hausente
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Stockente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-O-C-K-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɔkʔɛntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.