Which to use
“Sturms” is a noun and “stürmte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,287
- “Sturms” frequency rank
- #27,959
- “stürmte” frequency rank
- 59246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sturms | stürmte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sturm | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes Sturms and stürmte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Sturms runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against stürmte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Sturms and stürmte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sturms is [ʃtʊʁms] while stürmte is [ˈʃtʏʁmtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sturms is recorded at frequency rank #31,287, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʊʁms]. stürmte is at rank #27,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtə].
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 59246, this pair ranks #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sturms vs stürmte
Shared letters: mrst. Private to "Sturms": u. Private to "stürmte": eü.
"Sturms" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stürmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sturms ← ssturms · strums · stturms · stumrs · sturmms · sturmss · sturrms · stursm
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sturms" and "stürmte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Sturms" or "stürmte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sturms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sturms" and "stürmte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stunts vs Sturms". 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 #831,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.