Which to use
“stört” and “stuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- 41009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stört | stuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen |
Where the eye mixes stört and stuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stört with stuft
A purely visual mix-up. stört ([ʃtøːɐ̯t]) and stuft ([ʃtuːft]) 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 41009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stört is recorded at frequency rank #3,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t]. stuft is at rank #37,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft].
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 41009, this pair ranks #1,491,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stört vs stuft
Shared letters: st. Private to "stört": rö. Private to "stuft": fu.
"stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stuft ← sstuft · stfut · sttuft · stufft · stuftt · stutf · sutft · tsuft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stört" and "stuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stört" or "stuft"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stört" and "stuft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,491,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stört" and "stuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stuft 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 #1,491,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.