Stolle

[ˈʃtɔlə]

/[ˈʃtɔlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stolle” is uncommon German (frequency #64,743 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,743
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäck zur Weihnachtszeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-stolle · Stolle · German

Stolle · rank #64,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,743
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stinker

Nearest frequency peer: Stinker (-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 „Stolle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordStolle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stolle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stollefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stinker“ (#64,742), „stimmungsvoll“ (#64,741), „strada“ (#64,745). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stolle“ bei #64,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stolle is uncommon German at frequency #64,743 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebäck zur Weihnachtszeit".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stolle, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stolle, spelled S-T-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäck zur Weihnachtszeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Petra biss in die Stolle, stand wieder auf, riss einen Zettel vom Zettelblock in der Küche ab und griff zum Kugelschreiber. Stolle, Marzipan, Dominosteine, Rosinen, Nüsse, ...“

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 "Stolle"?
"Stolle" is spelled S-T-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔlə].
What does "Stolle" mean?
As a noun, "Stolle" means: Gebäck zur Weihnachtszeit
How do you pronounce "Stolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stolle" is [ˈʃtɔlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stolle" come from?
"Stolle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stolle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

strada#64,745Stiele#64,739Sussex#64,758seiden#64,698

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list