Which to use
“Stürme” and “Stütze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,444
- “Stürme” frequency rank
- #16,562
- “Stütze” frequency rank
- 38006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stürme | Stütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturm | Bauteil, der Teile eines Gebäudes trägt |
Where the eye mixes Stürme and Stütze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Stürme and Stütze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Stürme vs Stütze
A purely visual mix-up. Stürme ([ˈʃtʏʁmə]) and Stütze ([ˈʃtʏt͡sə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stürme is recorded at frequency rank #21,444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmə]. Stütze is at rank #16,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏt͡sə].
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 38006, this pair ranks #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stürme vs Stütze
Shared letters: estü. Private to "Stürme": mr. Private to "Stütze": z.
"Stürme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Stütze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stürme" and "Stütze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stürme" or "Stütze" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stürme" and "Stütze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stürme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stütze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stürme" and "Stütze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stummen vs Stürme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,575,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.