Which to use
“gestimmt” and “gestürmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,557
- “gestimmt” frequency rank
- #22,356
- “gestürmt” frequency rank
- 31913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestimmt | gestürmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stimmen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes gestimmt and gestürmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gestimmt and gestürmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gestimmt with gestürmt
A purely visual mix-up. gestimmt ([ɡəˈʃtɪmt]) and gestürmt ([ɡəˈʃtʏʁmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestimmt is recorded at frequency rank #9,557, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɪmt]. gestürmt is at rank #22,356, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʏʁmt].
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 31913, this pair ranks #1,718,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestimmt vs gestürmt
Shared letters: egmst. Private to "gestimmt": i. Private to "gestürmt": rü.
"gestimmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gestürmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestimmt ← egstimmt · gesitmmt · gesstimmt · gestimmtt · gestimt · gestimtm · gestmimt · gesttimmt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestimmt" for "gestürmt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestimmt" or "gestürmt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gestimmt" and "gestürmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestimmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestürmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,718,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestimmt" and "gestürmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesäumt vs gestürmt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,718,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.