stottern
[ˈʃtɔtɐn]
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
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit krankhaft häufigem Wiederholen von Lauten, Silben, Wörtern sprechen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stottern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔtɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stottern” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around stottern (IPA [ˈʃtɔtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,649 among 107,600 “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
- 1mit krankhaft häufigem Wiederholen von Lauten, Silben, Wörtern sprechen
- 2etwas zögerlich, von Pausen unterbrochen, stockend sagen
- 3nicht gleichmäßig laufen, beim Betrieb Störungen, Aussetzer haben (bei einer Maschine)
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “stottern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-O-T-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɔtɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Stätten” - see the side-by-side comparison. stottern vs Stätten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.