Which to use
“stören” and “störte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- #23,328
- “störte” frequency rank
- 27718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stören | störte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes stören and störte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stören vs störte
A purely visual mix-up. stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) and störte ([ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]) 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 27718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stören is recorded at frequency rank #4,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən]. störte is at rank #23,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 27718, this pair ranks #1,797,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stören vs störte
Shared letters: erstö. Private to "stören": n. Private to "störte": -.
"stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "störte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stören" and "störte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stören" vs "störte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stören" and "störte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "störte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stören" and "störte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "storia vs störte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,797,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.