Which to use
“stumme” is an adjective and “Sturm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,310
- “stumme” frequency rank
- #2,558
- “Sturm” frequency rank
- 32868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stumme | Sturm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm | sehr starker Wind |
Where the eye mixes stumme and Sturm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stumme runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Sturm's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stumme vs Sturm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stumme is [ˈʃtʊmə] while Sturm is [ʃtʊʁm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stumme is recorded at frequency rank #30,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmə]. Sturm is at rank #2,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʊʁm].
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 32868, this pair ranks #1,698,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stumme vs Sturm
Shared letters: mstu. Private to "stumme": e. Private to "Sturm": r.
"stumme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Sturm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stumme" for "Sturm" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stumme" vs "Sturm" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stumme" and "Sturm" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stumme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sturm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,698,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stumme" and "Sturm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmt vs stumme". 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 #1,698,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.