Which to use
“stimm” is a verb and “Sturm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,305
- “stimm” frequency rank
- #2,558
- “Sturm” frequency rank
- 32863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stimm | Sturm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stimmen | sehr starker Wind |
Where the eye mixes stimm and Sturm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stimm and Sturm follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses stimm with Sturm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stimm is [ʃtɪm] while Sturm is [ʃtʊʁm]. 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 32863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stimm is recorded at frequency rank #30,305, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪm]. Sturm is at rank #2,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʊʁm].
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 32863, this pair ranks #1,698,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stimm vs Sturm
Shared letters: mst. Private to "stimm": i. Private to "Sturm": ru.
"stimm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Sturm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stimm" and "Sturm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stimm" or "Sturm" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stimm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sturm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,698,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stimm" and "Sturm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stimm". 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 #1,698,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.