Which to use
“stören” and “stürzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- #6,362
- “stürzen” frequency rank
- 10752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stören | stürzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten | eine hilflose, ungewollte Bewegung nach unten ausführen |
Where the eye mixes stören and stürzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stören runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against stürzen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stören and stürzen
A purely visual mix-up. stören ([ˈʃtøːʁən]) and stürzen ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]) 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 10752, 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]. stürzen is at rank #6,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sn̩].
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 10752, this pair ranks #1,973,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stören vs stürzen
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "stören": ö. Private to "stürzen": zü.
"stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stürzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stören" and "stürzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stören" vs "stürzen" - 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 "stören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stören" and "stürzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürzen vs Stuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,973,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.