Which to use
“Sport” is a noun and “störte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #942
- “Sport” frequency rank
- #23,328
- “störte” frequency rank
- 24270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sport | störte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intensive körperliche und/oder geistige Betätigung mit Leistungsanspruch | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Sport and störte apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sport is [ʃpɔʁt] while störte is [ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sport is recorded at frequency rank #942, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpɔʁt]. 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 24270, this pair ranks #1,850,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sport vs störte
Shared letters: rst. Private to "Sport": op. Private to "störte": eö.
"Sport" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "störte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sport ← psort · soprt · sporrt · sportt · spotr · spport · sprot · ssport
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sport" and "störte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Sport" or "störte"?
Remembering Sport vs störte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Sport”; for a verb, it's “störte”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Sport” entry
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