Which to use
“sorgen” and “stören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #737
- “sorgen” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 5127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorgen | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich ernsthaft Gedanken machen zu etwas/jemandem, etwas befürchten, was jemanden betrifft | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes sorgen and stören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sorgen ([ˈzɔʁɡn̩]) and stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorgen is recorded at frequency rank #737, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɔʁɡn̩]. stören is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən].
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 5127, this pair ranks #1,995,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorgen vs stören
Shared letters: enrs. Private to "sorgen": go. Private to "stören": tö.
"sorgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorgen ← osrgen · sogren · soregn · sorgenn · sorggen · sorgne · sorrgen · srogen