stemmtvsstürmtTell them apart

Which to use

“stemmt” and “stürmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,510
“stemmt” frequency rank
#21,786
“stürmt” frequency rank
70296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stemmt stürmt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stemmen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürmen

Where the eye mixes stemmt and stürmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
stemmt
6 ch
stürmt

Why the eye confuses stemmt with stürmt

A purely visual mix-up. stemmt ([ʃtɛmt]) and stürmt ([ʃtʏʁmt]) 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 70296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stemmt is recorded at frequency rank #48,510, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɛmt]. stürmt is at rank #21,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁmt].

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 70296, this pair ranks #450,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of stemmt vs stürmt

Shared letters: mst. Private to "stemmt": e. Private to "stürmt": .

"stemmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "stürmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stemmtsetmmt · sstemmt · stemmtt · stemt · stemtm · stmemt · sttemmt · tsemmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stemmt" and "stürmt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtɛmt] versus [ʃtʏʁmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stemmt" vs "stürmt" - which ranks higher?
"stürmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,786 in our German list, against #48,510 for "stemmt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "stemmt" and "stürmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stemmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stürmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #450,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stemmt" and "stürmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs streamt". 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 #450,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list