Which to use
“Stunden” and “Stürmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #387
- “Stunden” frequency rank
- #11,761
- “Stürmen” frequency rank
- 12148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunden | Stürmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stunde | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sturm |
Where the eye mixes Stunden and Stürmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stunden and Stürmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Stunden vs Stürmen
A purely visual mix-up. Stunden ([ˈʃtʊndn̩]) and Stürmen ([ˈʃtʏʁmən]) 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 12148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stunden is recorded at frequency rank #387, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndn̩]. Stürmen is at rank #11,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmən].
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 12148, this pair ranks #1,965,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stunden vs Stürmen
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Stunden": du. Private to "Stürmen": mrü.
"Stunden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Stürmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunden ← sstunden · stnuden · sttunden · studnen · stundden · stundenn · stundne · stunedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stunden" for "Stürmen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Stunden" or "Stürmen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stürmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunden" and "Stürmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stürmen 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 #1,965,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.