Which to use
“shore” and “störte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,779
- “shore” frequency rank
- #23,328
- “störte” frequency rank
- 61107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shore | störte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shear | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes shore and störte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. shore runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against störte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: shore vs störte
A purely visual mix-up. shore ([ˈʃoːɐ̯…]) and störte ([ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shore is recorded at frequency rank #37,779, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːɐ̯…]. störte is at rank #23,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 61107, this pair ranks #762,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shore vs störte
Shared letters: ers. Private to "shore": ho. Private to "störte": tö.
"shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "störte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shore ← hsore · shhore · shoer · shorre · shroe · sohre · sshore
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "shore" and "störte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "shore" or "störte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "shore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "störte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #762,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shore" and "störte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shore vs Sire". 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 #762,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.