stockévsstokesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stocké is a verb, stokes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stocké” is a verb and “stokes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,549
“stocké” frequency rank
#37,076
“stokes” frequency rank
63625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stocké stokes
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de stocker. Unité de mesure de la viscosité cinématique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stocké and stokes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
stocké
6 ch
stokes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stocké is \sto.ke\ while stokes is \stoks\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stocké is recorded at frequency rank #26,549, classified as averb, pronounced \sto.ke\. stokes is at rank #37,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stoks\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63625, this pair ranks #81,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stocké vs stokes

Shared letters: kost. Private to "stocké": . Private to "stokes": e.

"stocké" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stokessotkes · sstokes · stkoes · stoeks · stokess · stokkes · stokse · sttokes

Frequency comparison

stocké#26,549
stokes#37,076

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stocké" and "stokes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stocké" is a verb and "stokes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stocké" or "stokes"?
"stocké" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,549 in our French list, against #37,076 for "stokes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering stocké vs stokes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “stocké”; for a noun, it's “stokes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stocké” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list