stopfen

[ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]

/[ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“stopfen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,840
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Verformbares irgendwo hineindrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-stopfen · stopfen · German

stopfen · rank #16,840 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stoffwechsel

Nearest frequency peer: Stoffwechsel (-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 „stopfen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stopfen“ 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).

stopfen vs stören
57% similar
stopfen vs Stufen
57% similar
stopfen vs stopft
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stopfen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stopfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stoffwechsel“ (#16,839), „Straftäter“ (#16,841), „stellvertretend“ (#16,838). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stopfen“ bei #16,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stopfen (IPA [ˈʃtɔp͡fn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,840 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stopfen, with forms such as "sotpfen", "sstopfen", and "stofpen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is stopfen, spelled S-T-O-P-F-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er stopfte die Geldscheine in seine Tasche.
  2. Auf diesem Hof werden Gänse gestopft.

Synonyms

hineindrückenausbessern

Antonyms

herausdrücken

This word in other languages

stuff(English)zurcir(Español)mettre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotpfen
  • sstopfen
  • stofpen
  • stopefn
  • stopfenn
  • stopffen
  • stopfne
  • stoppfen
  • stpofen
  • sttopfen
  • tsopfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sotpfen2sstopfen1stofpen2stopefn2stopfenn1stopffen1stopfne2stoppfen1
Edit distance from "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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Somalia#16,834Teufels#16,847Tischen#16,848sitzend#16,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Umbruch11 variantssensibel11 variantsSchimmel11 variantssauberen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list