stopf

[ʃtɔp͡f]

/[ʃtɔp͡f]/ verb

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The verdict

“stopf” is uncommon German (frequency #65,727 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,727
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stopfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stopf · stopf · German

stopf · rank #65,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,727
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stoffs

Nearest frequency peer: Stoffs (-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 „stopf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stopf
PropertyValue
Headwordstopf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtɔp͡f]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stopf“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stopffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stoffs“ (#65,726), „stimmberechtigt“ (#65,725), „Strafzahlungen“ (#65,729). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stopf“ bei #65,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stopf is uncommon German at frequency #65,727 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃtɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stopfen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stopf, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is stopf, spelled S-T-O-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stopfen

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 "stopf"?
"stopf" is spelled S-T-O-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɔp͡f].
What does "stopf" mean?
As a verb, "stopf" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stopfen
How do you pronounce "stopf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stopf" is [ʃtɔp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stopf" come from?
"stopf" 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 "stopf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stuhr#65,736spukt#65,709Trabi#65,766Varia#65,802

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list