StPO

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The verdict

“StPO” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #24,141) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#24,141
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für Strafprozessordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-stpo · StPO · German

StPO · rank #24,141 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,141
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stolpern

Nearest frequency peer: stolpern (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „StPO“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „StPO“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

StPO vs SVP
50% similar
StPO vs stu
25% similar
StPO vs stur
25% similar

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

Key facts for StPO
PropertyValue
HeadwordStPO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,141
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „StPO“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).StPOliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stolpern“ (#24,140), „Syntax“ (#24,142), „Stiefvater“ (#24,139). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „StPO“ bei #24,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for StPO is neighbouring look-alikes ("SVP", "stu", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #24,141 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "Abkürzung für Strafprozessordnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for StPO, with forms such as "sstpo", "stppo", and "sttpo". 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, "SVP", "stu", "stur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is StPO, spelled S-T-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Strafprozessordnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In der StPO finden sich Vorschriften für die Durchführung eines Strafverfahrens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstpo
  • stppo
  • sttpo
  • tspo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sstpo1stppo1sttpo1tspo2
Edit distance from "StPO"

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 "StPO"?
"StPO" is spelled S-T-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "StPO" mean?
As an abbreviation, "StPO" means: Abkürzung für Strafprozessordnung
What words are commonly confused with "StPO"?
"StPO" is commonly confused with "SVP", "stu", "stur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "StPO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "StPO" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "StPO" come from?
"StPO" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ulla#24,155Saat#24,104reid#24,091Zinn#24,211

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list