sturvsstürmtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: stur is a adjective, stürmt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“stur” is an adjective and “stürmt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,408
“stur” frequency rank
#21,786
“stürmt” frequency rank
41194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stur stürmt
Definition durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürmen

Where the eye mixes stur and stürmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stur runs 4 letters (CCVC) against stürmt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
stur
6 ch
stürmt

Look-alike desk: stur vs stürmt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stur is [ʃtuːɐ̯] while stürmt is [ʃtʏʁmt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 41194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stur is recorded at frequency rank #19,408, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtuːɐ̯]. stürmt is at rank #21,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁmt].

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 41194, this pair ranks #1,486,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stur vs stürmt

Shared letters: rst. Private to "stur": u. Private to "stürmt": mü.

"stur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "stürmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stur ← sstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stur" and "stürmt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stur" is an adjective and "stürmt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stur" or "stürmt"?
"stur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,408 in our German list, against #21,786 for "stürmt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "stur" and "stürmt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stürmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,486,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stur" and "stürmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürmt vs surft". 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 #1,486,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list