Which to use
“stirbt” and “stürmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,078
- “stirbt” frequency rank
- #21,786
- “stürmt” frequency rank
- 24864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stirbt | stürmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes stirbt and stürmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stirbt and stürmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses stirbt with stürmt
A purely visual mix-up. stirbt ([ʃtɪʁpt]) 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 24864, 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]. 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 24864, this pair ranks #1,841,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stirbt vs stürmt
Shared letters: rst. Private to "stirbt": bi. Private to "stürmt": mü.
"stirbt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stürmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stirbt ← sitrbt · sstirbt · stibrt · stirbbt · stirbtt · stirrbt · stirtb · stribt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stirbt" for "stürmt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stirbt" or "stürmt"?
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 "stürmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stirbt" and "stürmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürmt vs surft". 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 #1,841,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.