stottern

[ˈʃtɔtɐn]

/[ˈʃtɔtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“stottern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,649
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit krankhaft häufigem Wiederholen von Lauten, Silben, Wörtern sprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stottern · stottern · German

stottern · rank #39,649 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,649
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stornieren

Nearest frequency peer: stornieren (-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 „stottern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stottern“ 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).

stottern vs Stätten
63% similar
stottern vs stöbern
63% similar
stottern vs Stetten
63% similar

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

Key facts for stottern
PropertyValue
Headwordstottern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔtɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,649
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stottern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stornieren“ (#39,648), „strafbare“ (#39,650), „Stigmatisierung“ (#39,647). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stottern“ bei #39,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stottern (IPA [ˈʃtɔtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,649 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stottern, with forms such as "sotttern", "sstottern", and "stotern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Stätten", "stöbern", "Stetten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is stottern, spelled S-T-O-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit krankhaft häufigem Wiederholen von Lauten, Silben, Wörtern sprechen
  2. 2
    etwas zögerlich, von Pausen unterbrochen, stockend sagen
  3. 3
    nicht gleichmäßig laufen, beim Betrieb Störungen, Aussetzer haben (bei einer Maschine)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Kind hatte er stark gestottert und war in logopädischer Behandlung.
  2. Solche Lobreden hatte der Jubilar nicht erwartet; er war so ergriffen, dass er nur noch einige Dankesworte stottern konnte.

Synonyms

Balbuties habenstammelnstockensich verheddern

This word in other languages

maffle(English)bégayer(Français)gaguejar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotttern
  • sstottern
  • stotern
  • stotetrn
  • stottenr
  • stotternn
  • stotterrn
  • stottren
  • sttotern
  • sttottern
  • tsottern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stottern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sotttern2sstottern1stotern1stotetrn2stottenr2stotternn1stotterrn1stottren2
Edit distance from "stottern"

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 "stottern"?
"stottern" is spelled S-T-O-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔtɐn].
What does "stottern" mean?
As a verb, "stottern" means: mit krankhaft häufigem Wiederholen von Lauten, Silben, Wörtern sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "stottern"?
"stottern" is commonly confused with "Stätten", "stöbern", "Stetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stottern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stottern" is [ˈʃtɔtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stottern" come from?
"stottern" 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 "stottern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

säkulare#39,656teureren#39,664schweige#39,619schmales#39,617

Similar misspelling depth

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

Teelöffel11 variantsSchwäne11 variantsverreckt11 variantssaisonal11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list