Which to use
“stolz” is an adjective and “Sturz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,141
- “stolz” frequency rank
- #6,978
- “Sturz” frequency rank
- 8119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolz | Sturz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seiner Fähigkeiten und Leistungen bewusst und erfreut darüber, im Selbstgefühl gestärkt | heftiger Fall auf den Boden oder in die Tiefe |
Where the eye mixes stolz and Sturz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stolz and Sturz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stolz is [ʃtɔlt͡s] while Sturz is [ʃtʊʁt͡s]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolz is recorded at frequency rank #1,141, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtɔlt͡s]. Sturz is at rank #6,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʊʁt͡s].
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 8119, this pair ranks #1,985,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stolz vs Sturz
Shared letters: stz. Private to "stolz": lo. Private to "Sturz": ru.
"stolz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Sturz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stolz" for "Sturz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stolz" vs "Sturz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stolz" and "Sturz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stolz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sturz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolz" and "Sturz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strunz vs Sturz". 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 #1,985,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.