Stress

[ʃtʁɛs]

/[ʃtʁɛs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stress” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,689
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltende geistige, seelische oder körperliche Anspannung durch Überbeanspruchung oder schädliche Reize; seelischer Druck

Corpus desk

Index DE-stress · Stress · German

Stress · rank #2,689 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Statistik

Nearest frequency peer: Statistik (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Stress”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Stress” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Stress vs Streu
67% similar
Stress vs Stuss
67% similar
Stress vs Stroms
67% similar

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

Key facts for Stress
PropertyValue
HeadwordStress
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁɛs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,689
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Stress” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stressliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Statistik“ (#2,688), „tausend“ (#2,690), „soviel“ (#2,687). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stress (IPA [ʃtʁɛs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,689 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stress, with forms such as "srtess", "sstress", and "sterss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Streu", "Stuss", "Stroms", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stress, spelled S-T-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    anhaltende geistige, seelische oder körperliche Anspannung durch Überbeanspruchung oder schädliche Reize; seelischer Druck
  2. 2
    Ärger, Druck
  3. 3
    einseitig gerichteter Druck, zum Beispiel bei Gesteinsumwandlung
  4. 4
    Reaktion eines Organismus auf die Einwirkung übermäßiger oder widersprechender Reize chemischer, physikalischer oder auch sozialer Art

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Manager einer Firma steht er ständig unter Stress, was natürlich seiner Gesundheit schadet!
  2. „So lässt sich ein wohltuenderer Umgang mit Stress erlernen.“

Synonyms

AnspannungDruckDruck

This word in other languages

stress(English)estrés(Español)stress(Français)estresse(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtess
  • sstress
  • sterss
  • stres
  • streß
  • strress
  • strses
  • sttress
  • tsress

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtess2sstress1sterss2stres1streß2strress1strses2sttress1
Edit distance from "Stress"

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 "Stress"?
"Stress" is spelled S-T-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁɛs].
What does "Stress" mean?
As a noun, "Stress" means: anhaltende geistige, seelische oder körperliche Anspannung durch Überbeanspruchung oder schädliche Reize; seelischer Druck
What words are commonly confused with "Stress"?
"Stress" is commonly confused with "Streu", "Stuss", "Stroms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stress" is [ʃtʁɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stress" come from?
"Stress" 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 "Stress", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

soviel#2,687sofern#2,686Umfeld#2,692social#2,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sinnvoll9 variantsSender9 variantsanhand9 variantsProfil9 variants

What to do next

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  • "Stress" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Streu". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,689 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list