stolpern
\ˈʃtɔlpɐn\
The verdict
“stolpern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trébucher intransitif (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
Corpus desk
Index FR-stolpern · stolpern · French
stolpern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stolpern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtɔlpɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
stolpern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtɔlpɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stolpern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is stolpern, spelled S-T-O-L-P-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Trébucher intransitif (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
- 2Trouver, heurter, rencontrer de manière inattendue, par hasard.
- 3Être impliqué et devoir démissionner (dans un scandale).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stolpern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ging auf dem Bürgersteig, stolperte und fiel hin.
Ich bin gestolpert, ich beging einen Fehltritt, fiel aber nicht hin.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.