Which to use
“starrte” and “stürzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,067
- “starrte” frequency rank
- #7,995
- “stürzte” frequency rank
- 35062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starrte | stürzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs starren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes starrte and stürzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. starrte and stürzte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between starrte and stürzte
A purely visual mix-up. starrte ([ˈʃtaʁtə]) and stürzte ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡stə]) 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 35062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starrte is recorded at frequency rank #27,067, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʁtə]. stürzte is at rank #7,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡stə].
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 35062, this pair ranks #1,648,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of starrte vs stürzte
Shared letters: erst. Private to "starrte": a. Private to "stürzte": zü.
"starrte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "stürzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- starrte ← satrrte · sstarrte · starret · starrtte · strarte · sttarrte · tsarrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starrte" for "stürzte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "starrte" or "stürzte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "starrte" and "stürzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "starrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,648,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starrte" and "stürzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs starrte". 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 #1,648,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.