Which to use
“stimmte” and “stürmte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,671
- “stimmte” frequency rank
- #27,959
- “stürmte” frequency rank
- 35630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stimmte | stürmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stimmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes stimmte and stürmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stimmte and stürmte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: stimmte vs stürmte
A purely visual mix-up. stimmte ([ˈʃtɪmtə]) and stürmte ([ˈʃtʏʁmtə]) 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 35630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stimmte is recorded at frequency rank #7,671, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmtə]. stürmte is at rank #27,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtə].
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 35630, this pair ranks #1,635,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stimmte vs stürmte
Shared letters: emst. Private to "stimmte": i. Private to "stürmte": rü.
"stimmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "stürmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stimmte ← sitmmte · sstimmte · stimmet · stimmtte · stimte · stimtme · stmimte · sttimmte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stimmte" for "stürmte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stimmte" or "stürmte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "stimmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stimmte" and "stürmte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs stürmte". 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 #1,635,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.