Storch

/[ʃtɔʁç]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,244

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Storch is aGermannoun. It means: (vornehmlich in feuchten Niederungen Nord- und Mitteleuropas lebender und oft auf Bäumen und Hausdächern nistender) großer, kräftiger, langhalsiger Stelzvogel (Ciconia) mit weißem und (braun)schwar... Pronounced [ʃtɔʁç]. Often confused with story and stört.

Key facts for Storch
PropertyValue
HeadwordStorch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɔʁç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,244
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Storch is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtɔʁç]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,244 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Storch, with forms such as "sotrch", "sstorch", and "stocrh". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "story", "stört", "store", 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 Storch, spelled S-T-O-R-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (vornehmlich in feuchten Niederungen Nord- und Mitteleuropas lebender und oft auf Bäumen und Hausdächern nistender) großer, kräftiger, langhalsiger Stelzvogel (Ciconia) mit weißem und (braun)schwarzem Gefieder, einem sehr langen, zumeist roten Schnabel und langen, roten Beinen, der im Herbst nach Afrika und Indien zieht
  2. 2
    eine Vogelfamilie (Ciconiidae), die nicht nur in den Tropen und den Subtropen, sondern bis in die gemäßigten Zonen verbreitet ist
  3. 3
    langbeinige Person
  4. 4
    Persönlichkeit von hohem gesellschaftlichen Rang
  5. 5
    altes Auto
  6. 6
    Hebamme
  7. 7
    Namibia, Mädchen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sotrch,sstorch,stocrh,storcch,storchh,storhc,storrch,stroch,sttorch,tsorch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Storch

Misspelling Variants of "Storch"

sotrch6sstorch7stocrh6storcch7storchh7storhc6storrch7stroch6
Misspelling Variants of "Storch"

Frequency rank: #13,244 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Storch"?
"Storch" is spelled S-T-O-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɔʁç].
What does "Storch" mean?
As a noun, "Storch" means: (vornehmlich in feuchten Niederungen Nord- und Mitteleuropas lebender und oft auf Bäumen und Hausdächern nistender) großer, kräftiger, langhalsiger Stelzvogel (Ciconia) mit weißem und (braun)schwar...
What words are commonly confused with "Storch"?
"Storch" is commonly confused with "story", "stört", "store". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Storch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Storch" is [ʃtɔʁç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Storch" come from?
"Storch" 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.