Which to use
“Stunde” and “Stürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #724
- “Stunde” frequency rank
- #27,960
- “Stürze” frequency rank
- 28684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunde | Stürze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zeiteinheit, entspricht dem 24. Teil eines Tages | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz |
Where the eye mixes Stunde and Stürze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stunde and Stürze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Stunde and Stürze
A purely visual mix-up. Stunde ([ˈʃtʊndə]) and Stürze ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) 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 28684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunde is recorded at frequency rank #724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].
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 28684, this pair ranks #1,780,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunde vs Stürze
Shared letters: est. Private to "Stunde": dnu. Private to "Stürze": rzü.
"Stunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunde ← sstunde · stnude · sttunde · studne · stundde · stuned · stunnde · sutnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Stunde" and "Stürze" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Stunde" or "Stürze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stunde" and "Stürze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunde" and "Stürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sturms vs Stürze". 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 #1,780,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.