Which to use
“gestürmt” and “gestürzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,356
- “gestürmt” frequency rank
- #9,917
- “gestürzt” frequency rank
- 32273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestürmt | gestürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stürmen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes gestürmt and gestürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestürmt and gestürzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gestürmt vs gestürzt
A purely visual mix-up. gestürmt ([ɡəˈʃtʏʁmt]) and gestürzt ([ɡəˈʃtʏʁt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “gestürmt” becomes z in “gestürzt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestürmt is recorded at frequency rank #22,356, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʏʁmt]. gestürzt is at rank #9,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʏʁt͡st].
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 32273, this pair ranks #1,711,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestürmt vs gestürzt
Shared letters: egrstü. Private to "gestürmt": m. Private to "gestürzt": z.
"gestürmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gestürzt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestürmt" for "gestürzt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestürmt" or "gestürzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gestürmt" and "gestürzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestürmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestürmt" and "gestürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesäumt vs gestürmt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,711,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.