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.
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?
Which is more common, "stur" or "stürmt"?
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.