Which to use
“stur” is an adjective and “sum” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,408
- “stur” frequency rank
- #31,289
- “sum” frequency rank
- 50697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stur | sum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: stur vs sum
Shared letters muted; letters that set stur and sum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for stur / sum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stur is anadjective and sumaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50697, 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]. sum is at rank #31,289, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 50697, this pair ranks #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stur vs sum
Shared letters: su. Private to "stur": rt. Private to "sum": m.
"stur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stur ← sstur · stru · sttur · sturr · sutr · tsur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stur" and "sum" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stur" or "sum"?
What to do next
You've compared "stur" and "sum". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "stur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stur" and "sum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sum". 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 #1,163,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.