Which to use
“spürt” is a verb and “stur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- #19,408
- “stur” frequency rank
- 28357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spürt | stur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren | durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar |
Where the eye mixes spürt and stur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spürt and stur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: spürt is [ʃpyːɐ̯t] while stur is [ʃtuːɐ̯]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28357, 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]. stur is at rank #19,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtuːɐ̯].
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 28357, this pair ranks #1,786,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spürt vs stur
Shared letters: rst. Private to "spürt": pü. Private to "stur": u.
"spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stur ← sstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spürt" and "stur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "spürt" vs "stur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spürt" and "stur" 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 "stur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spürt" and "stur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shut vs stur". 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 #1,786,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.