stopfen

/[ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,840

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

stopfen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas Verformbares irgendwo hineindrücken Pronounced [ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]. Often confused with stören and Stufen.

Key facts for stopfen
PropertyValue
Headwordstopfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,840
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stopfen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,840 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for stopfen, with forms such as "sotpfen", "sstopfen", and "stofpen". 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", "stopft", 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 stopfen, spelled S-T-O-P-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
    etwas Verformbares irgendwo hineindrücken
  2. 2
    einen Schaden an einem Kleidungsstück mit Faden und Nadel ausbessern, so dass eine Art Gewebe entsteht
  3. 3
    den Stuhlgang erschwerend
  4. 4
    das Schießen, Feuern einstellen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sotpfen,sstopfen,stofpen,stopefn,stopfenn,stopffen,stopfne,stoppfen,stpofen,sttopfen,tsopfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for stopfen

Misspelling Variants of "stopfen"

sotpfen7sstopfen8stofpen7stopefn7stopfenn8stopffen8stopfne7stoppfen8
Misspelling Variants of "stopfen"

Frequency rank: #16,840 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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