Which to use
“stirbt” and “stört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,078
- “stirbt” frequency rank
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- 6856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stirbt | stört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes stirbt and stört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stirbt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against stört's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stirbt and stört
A purely visual mix-up. stirbt ([ʃtɪʁpt]) and stört ([ʃtøːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stirbt is recorded at frequency rank #3,078, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪʁpt]. stört is at rank #3,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t].
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 6856, this pair ranks #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stirbt vs stört
Shared letters: rst. Private to "stirbt": bi. Private to "stört": ö.
"stirbt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stirbt ← sitrbt · sstirbt · stibrt · stirbbt · stirbtt · stirrbt · stirtb · stribt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stirbt" and "stört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stirbt" vs "stört" - which ranks higher?
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 "stirbt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stirbt" and "stört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "storia vs stört". 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 #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.