StundevsStürmeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Stunde” and “Stürme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#724
“Stunde” frequency rank
#21,444
“Stürme” frequency rank
22168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stunde Stürme
Definition Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturm

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Stunde and Stürme apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Stunde
6 ch
Stürme

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) and Stürme ([ˈʃtʏʁmə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stunde is recorded at frequency rank #724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə]. Stürme is at rank #21,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmə].

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 22168, this pair ranks #1,877,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stunde vs Stürme

Shared letters: est. Private to "Stunde": dnu. Private to "Stürme": mrü.

"Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stürme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stundesstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde

Frequency comparison

Stunde#724
Stürme#21,444

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stunde" and "Stürme" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʊndə] versus [ˈʃtʏʁmə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stunde" or "Stürme"?
"Stunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #724 in our German list, against #21,444 for "Stürme". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Stunde vs Stürme

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Stunde” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list