Which to use
“gestürzt” is a verb and “gestützt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,917
- “gestürzt” frequency rank
- #12,087
- “gestützt” frequency rank
- 22004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestürzt | gestützt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stürzen | auf etwas beruhend, etwas als Grundlage nutzend, durch etwas ermöglicht werdend |
Where the eye mixes gestürzt and gestützt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestürzt and gestützt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gestürzt and gestützt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestürzt is [ɡəˈʃtʏʁt͡st] while gestützt is [ɡəˈʃtʏt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “gestürzt” becomes t in “gestützt”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestürzt is recorded at frequency rank #9,917, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʏʁt͡st]. gestützt is at rank #12,087, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʏt͡st].
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 22004, this pair ranks #1,879,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestürzt vs gestützt
Shared letters: egstzü. Private to "gestürzt": r. Private to "gestützt": -.
"gestürzt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gestützt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestürzt" for "gestützt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestürzt" or "gestützt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestürzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestützt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestürzt" and "gestützt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestürzt vs gewürzt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,879,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.