Stoffen

/[ˈʃtɔfn̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,796

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stoffen is aGermannoun. It means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff Pronounced [ˈʃtɔfn̩]. Often confused with stören and Stufen.

Key facts for Stoffen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStoffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔfn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,796
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stoffen is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,796 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stoffen, with forms such as "sotffen", "sstoffen", and "stfofen". 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, "stören", "Stufen", "stoppen", 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 Stoffen, spelled S-T-O-F-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sotffen,sstoffen,stfofen,stofefn,stofen,stoffenn,stoffne,sttoffen,tsoffen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stoffen

Misspelling Variants of "Stoffen"

sotffen7sstoffen8stfofen7stofefn7stofen6stoffenn8stoffne7sttoffen8
Misspelling Variants of "Stoffen"

Frequency rank: #12,796 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stoffen"?
"Stoffen" is spelled S-T-O-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔfn̩].
What does "Stoffen" mean?
As a noun, "Stoffen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stoff
What words are commonly confused with "Stoffen"?
"Stoffen" is commonly confused with "stören", "Stufen", "stoppen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stoffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stoffen" is [ˈʃtɔfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stoffen" come from?
"Stoffen" 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.