Which to use
“spürt” and “stört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- 12727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spürt | stört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes spürt and stört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spürt and stört
A purely visual mix-up. spürt ([ʃpyːɐ̯t]) and stört ([ʃtøːɐ̯t]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spürt is recorded at frequency rank #8,949, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːɐ̯t]. stört is at rank #3,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t].
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 12727, this pair ranks #1,962,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spürt vs stört
Shared letters: rst. Private to "spürt": pü. Private to "stört": ö.
"spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spürt" and "stört" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "spürt" or "stört" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spürt" and "stört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spürt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spürt" and "stört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spürt vs surft". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,962,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.