Which to use
“stolze” is an adjective and “Stürze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,033
- “stolze” frequency rank
- #27,960
- “Stürze” frequency rank
- 40993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stolze | Stürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz |
Where the eye mixes stolze and Stürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stolze and Stürze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between stolze and Stürze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stolze is [ˈʃtɔlt͡sə] while Stürze is [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]. 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 40993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stolze is recorded at frequency rank #13,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sə]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].
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 40993, this pair ranks #1,492,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stolze vs Stürze
Shared letters: estz. Private to "stolze": lo. Private to "Stürze": rü.
"stolze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stolze ← sotlze · sstolze · stloze · stolez · stollze · stolzze · stozle · sttolze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stolze" and "Stürze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stolze" or "Stürze" show up more?
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 "stolze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stolze" and "Stürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sturms vs Stürze". 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 #1,492,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.