Which to use
“stummen” is an adjective and “stürmten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,951
- “stummen” frequency rank
- #32,296
- “stürmten” frequency rank
- 77247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stummen | stürmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stumm | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes stummen and stürmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stummen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against stürmten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stummen with stürmten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stummen is [ˈʃtʊmən] while stürmten is [ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stummen is recorded at frequency rank #44,951, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʊmən]. stürmten is at rank #32,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩].
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 77247, this pair ranks #265,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stummen vs stürmten
Shared letters: emnst. Private to "stummen": u. Private to "stürmten": rü.
"stummen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stürmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stummen ← sstummen · stmumen · sttummen · stumemn · stumen · stummenn · stummne · sutmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stummen" and "stürmten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stummen" vs "stürmten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stummen" and "stürmten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stummen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stummen" and "stürmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen vs Stuten". 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 #265,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.