StürmenvsStürzeConfusable pair

Which to use

“Stürmen” and “Stürze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,761
“Stürmen” frequency rank
#27,960
“Stürze” frequency rank
39721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stürmen Stürze
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sturm Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sturz

Where the eye mixes Stürmen and Stürze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Stürmen
6 ch
Stürze

Look-alike desk: Stürmen vs Stürze

A purely visual mix-up. Stürmen ([ˈʃtʏʁmən]) and Stürze ([ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stürmen is recorded at frequency rank #11,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmən]. Stürze is at rank #27,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə].

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 39721, this pair ranks #1,528,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stürmen vs Stürze

Shared letters: erstü. Private to "Stürmen": mn. Private to "Stürze": z.

"Stürmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Stürze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stürmen" for "Stürze" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʏʁmən] versus [ˈʃtʏʁt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Stürmen" or "Stürze" show up more?
"Stürmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,761 in our German list, against #27,960 for "Stürze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stürmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stürze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,528,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stürmen" and "Stürze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stürmen vs Stuten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,528,831 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