Storch

[ʃtɔʁç]

/[ʃtɔʁç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Storch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,244
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-storch · Storch · German

Storch · rank #13,244 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,244
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stimmten

Nearest frequency peer: stimmten (-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 „Storch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Storch“ 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).

Storch vs story
50% similar
Storch vs stört
33% similar
Storch vs store
50% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Storch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Storchliegt 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: „stimmten“ (#13,243), „ständiger“ (#13,245), „stella“ (#13,242). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Storch“ bei #13,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Storch (IPA [ʃtɔʁç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,244 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Storch, with forms such as "sotrch", "sstorch", and "stocrh". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "story", "stört", "store", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Storch, spelled S-T-O-R-C-H.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der erste Storch ist heimgekehrt.
  2. „Ein Storch segelt auf Höhe der Fenster.“

Synonyms

AdebarGevatter LangbeinLangbeinMeister AdebarMeister LangbeinKlapperstorchChickTschick

Antonyms

GreisinAlteOlle

This word in other languages

stork(English)cigüeña(Español)cigogne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotrch
  • sstorch
  • stocrh
  • storcch
  • storchh
  • storhc
  • storrch
  • stroch
  • sttorch
  • tsorch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Storch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sotrch2sstorch1stocrh2storcch1storchh1storhc2storrch1stroch2
Edit distance from "Storch"

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 "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. 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 "Storch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stella#13,242Stapel#13,240things#13,249Rädern#13,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schreie10 variantsSchlamm10 variantsvierzig10 variantsweigert10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list