starsvssturWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: stars is a noun, stur is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stars” is a noun and “stur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,921
“stars” frequency rank
#19,408
“stur” frequency rank
23329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stars stur
Definition Plural des Substantivs star durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stars and stur apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
stars
4 ch
stur

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stars is anoun and sturanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stars is recorded at frequency rank #3,921, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 23329, this pair ranks #1,862,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stars vs stur

Shared letters: rst. Private to "stars": a. Private to "stur": u.

"stars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "stur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • starssatrs · sstars · starrs · starss · stasr · stras · sttars · tsars
  • stursstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur

Frequency comparison

stars#3,921
stur#19,408

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stars" and "stur" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stars" is a noun and "stur" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stars" or "stur"?
"stars" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,921 in our German list, against #19,408 for "stur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering stars vs stur

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “stars”; for an adjective, it's “stur”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stars” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list