StrgvssturWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Strg is a abbrev, stur is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Strg” is an abbrev and “stur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,924
“Strg” frequency rank
#19,408
“stur” frequency rank
54332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Strg stur
Definition Abkürzung für Steuerung, eine Taste auf der deutschen PC-Tastatur durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar

Letter map: Strg vs stur

Shared letters muted; letters that set Strg and stur apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Strg (CCCC) and stur (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Strg
4 ch
stur

Grammar separator: Strg vs stur

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Strg is anabbrev and sturanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Strg is recorded at frequency rank #34,924, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. stur is at rank #19,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtuːɐ̯].

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 54332, this pair ranks #1,023,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Strg vs stur

Shared letters: rst. Private to "Strg": g. Private to "stur": u.

"Strg" · 4 letters · shape CCCC  ·  "stur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Strg ← srtg · sstrg · stgr · strgg · strrg · sttrg · tsrg
  • stur ← sstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Strg" for "stur" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Strg" is an abbrev and "stur" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Strg" or "stur"?
"stur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,408 in our German list, against #34,924 for "Strg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Strg" and "stur". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Strg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,023,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Strg" and "stur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Strg". 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 #1,023,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list