Which to use
“starre” is a verb and “Stürze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,710
- “starre” frequency rank
- #27,960
- “Stürze” frequency rank
- 46670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starre | Stürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs starren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz |
Where the eye mixes starre and Stürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. starre and Stürze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses starre with Stürze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: starre is [ˈʃtaʁə] while Stürze is [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starre is recorded at frequency rank #18,710, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁə]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].
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 46670, this pair ranks #1,311,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starre vs Stürze
Shared letters: erst. Private to "starre": a. Private to "Stürze": zü.
"starre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- starre ← satrre · sstarre · stare · starer · strare · sttarre · tsarre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starre" for "Stürze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "starre" or "Stürze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "starre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,311,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starre" and "Stürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starre". 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 #1,311,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.