Stolpersteine

[ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stolpersteine” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,441
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stolperstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-stolpersteine · Stolpersteine · German

Stolpersteine · rank #21,441 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,441
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steuerliche

Nearest frequency peer: steuerliche (-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 „Stolpersteine“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stolpersteine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Stolpersteine vs Stolperstein
92% similar

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

Key facts for Stolpersteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordStolpersteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#21,441
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stolpersteine“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stolpersteineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „steuerliche“ (#21,440), „strukturell“ (#21,442), „steigend“ (#21,439). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stolpersteine“ bei #21,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Stolpersteine (IPA [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,441 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stolpersteine, with forms such as "sotlpersteine", "sstolpersteine", and "stlopersteine". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Stolperstein", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stolpersteine, spelled S-T-O-L-P-E-R-S-T-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stolperstein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stolperstein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stolperstein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stolperstein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotlpersteine
  • sstolpersteine
  • stlopersteine
  • stoleprsteine
  • stollpersteine
  • stolperrsteine
  • stolpersetine
  • stolperssteine
  • stolpersteien
  • stolpersteinne
  • stolperstenie
  • stolperstiene
  • stolperstteine
  • stolpertseine
  • stolpesrteine
  • stolppersteine
  • stolpresteine
  • stoplersteine
  • sttolpersteine
  • tsolpersteine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stolpersteine - 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.

sotlpersteine2sstolpersteine1stlopersteine2stoleprsteine2stollpersteine1stolperrsteine1stolpersetine2stolperssteine1
Edit distance from "Stolpersteine"

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 "Stolpersteine"?
"Stolpersteine" is spelled S-T-O-L-P-E-R-S-T-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə].
What does "Stolpersteine" mean?
As a noun, "Stolpersteine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stolperstein
What words are commonly confused with "Stolpersteine"?
"Stolpersteine" is commonly confused with "Stolperstein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stolpersteine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stolpersteine" is [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stolpersteine" come from?
"Stolpersteine" 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 "Stolpersteine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

widerspiegelt#21,483wissenswertes#21,487Asylbewerbern#21,527Berufsgruppen#21,546

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Sozialarbeiter20 variantsSchwingungen20 variantsBundestrainer20 variantsDurchsuchung20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list