Stoff

[ʃtɔf]

/[ʃtɔf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stoff” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,921 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,921
frequency rank, German
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Material, die Materie

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stoff vs stop
40% similar
Stoff vs Suff
60% similar
Stoff vs stolz
40% similar

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

Key facts for Stoff
PropertyValue
HeadwordStoff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɔf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,921
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stoff” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stoff lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stoff is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtɔf]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,921 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stoff, with forms such as "sotff", "sstoff", and "stfof". 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", "Suff", "stolz", 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. The correct German form is Stoff, spelled S-T-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Material, die Materie
  2. 2
    eine Textilie
  3. 3
    das, was zu erlernen, zu erarbeiten ist
  4. 4
    literarisch, theatralisch, filmisch aufbereitbares Material
  5. 5
    die Drogen (Rauschgift oder Alkohol)
  6. 6
    Geschwindigkeit, Kraft

Synonyms

MaterialMaterieSubstanzGespinstGewebeTextilTextilieTuchLehrstoffLernstoffUnterrichtsstoffDrogeGeschwindigkeitKarachoKattunKleidKraftPowerSpeedTempoZunder

Antonyms

EnergieGeistLederPelzPlastePlastikLernmaterial

This word in other languages

substance(English)sustancia(Español)matière(Français)matéria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sotff,sstoff,stfof,stof,sttoff,tsoff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stoff - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sotff2sstoff1stfof2stof1sttoff1tsoff2
Edit distance from "Stoff"

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 "Stoff"?
"Stoff" is spelled S-T-O-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɔf].
What does "Stoff" mean?
As a noun, "Stoff" means: das Material, die Materie
What words are commonly confused with "Stoff"?
"Stoff" is commonly confused with "stop", "Suff", "stolz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stoff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stoff" is [ʃtɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stoff" come from?
"Stoff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Stoff”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtɔf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “stop” - see the side-by-side comparison. Stoff vs stop
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list