stolpern
[ˈʃtɔlpɐn]
The verdict
“stolpern” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,140
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (beinahe) stürzen, (beinahe) hinfallen, straucheln
Corpus desk
Index DE-stolpern · stolpern · German
stolpern · rank #24,140 · 13 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,140
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stiefvater
Nearest frequency peer: Stiefvater (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „stolpern“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Stiche
Stiche
75,864 corpus weight
- Stichworte
Stichworte
75,863 corpus weight
- Stiefvater
Stiefvater
75,862 corpus weight
- stolpern
stolpern
75,861 corpus weight
- StPO
StPO
75,860 corpus weight
- Syntax
Syntax
75,859 corpus weight
What this shows „stolpern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stolpern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔlpɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stolpern“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around stolpern (IPA [ˈʃtɔlpɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,140 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stolpern, with forms such as "sotlpern", "sstolpern", and "stlopern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "stoppen", "stolzen", "stolzer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stolpern, spelled S-T-O-L-P-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(beinahe) stürzen, (beinahe) hinfallen, straucheln
- 2unsicheren Schrittes gehen
- 3über eine Bemerkung aufmerksam werden
- 4an etwas scheitern
- 5jemanden zufällig und unerwartet treffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stolpern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ging auf dem Bürgersteig, stolperte und fiel hin.
„Im leuchtenden Schneegestöber kam er morgens in Johns Jaranga gestolpert.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sotlpern
- sstolpern
- stlopern
- stoleprn
- stollpern
- stolpenr
- stolpernn
- stolperrn
- stolppern
- stolpren
- stoplern
- sttolpern
- tsolpern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stolpern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stolpern", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).