sturvsstürztWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#19,408
“stur” frequency rank
#8,290
“stürzt” frequency rank
27698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stur stürzt
Definition durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürzen

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
stur
6 ch
stürzt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stur is [ʃtuːɐ̯] while stürzt is [ʃtʏʁt͡st]. 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 27698, 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]. stürzt is at rank #8,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁt͡st].

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 27698, this pair ranks #1,797,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stur vs stürzt

Shared letters: rst. Private to "stur": u. Private to "stürzt": .

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stursstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur

Frequency comparison

stur#19,408
stürzt#8,290

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stur" and "stürzt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stur" is an adjective and "stürzt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stur" or "stürzt"?
"stürzt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,290 in our German list, against #19,408 for "stur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering stur vs stürzt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “stur”; for a verb, it's “stürzt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “stur” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list