Which to use
“stirb” and “stirbt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,072
- “stirb” frequency rank
- #3,078
- “stirbt” frequency rank
- 30150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stirb | stirbt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben |
Where the eye mixes stirb and stirbt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stirb runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stirbt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stirb with stirbt
A purely visual mix-up. stirb ([ʃtɪʁp]) and stirbt ([ʃtɪʁpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stirb” sits inside “stirbt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stirb is recorded at frequency rank #27,072, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪʁp]. stirbt is at rank #3,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪʁpt].
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 30150, this pair ranks #1,753,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stirb vs stirbt
Shared letters: birst. Private to "stirb": -. Private to "stirbt": -.
"stirb" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stirbt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stirb" and "stirbt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stirb" or "stirbt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stirb" and "stirbt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stirb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stirbt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stirb" and "stirbt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs stirb". 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 #1,753,445 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.