Which to use
“stört” is a verb and “sword” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- #42,169
- “sword” frequency rank
- 45947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stört | sword |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören | Schwert |
Where the eye mixes stört and sword
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stört with sword
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stört is [ʃtøːɐ̯t] while sword is [sɔːd]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45947, 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]. sword is at rank #42,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sɔːd].
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 45947, this pair ranks #1,335,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stört vs sword
Shared letters: rs. Private to "stört": tö. Private to "sword": dow.
"stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "sword" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sword ← sowrd · ssword · swodr · swordd · sworrd · swrod · swword · wsord
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stört" and "sword" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stört" vs "sword" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stört" and "sword" 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 "sword" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stört" and "sword" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sort vs sword". 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 #1,335,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.