Which to use
“stürmt” and “stürmten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,786
- “stürmt” frequency rank
- #32,296
- “stürmten” frequency rank
- 54082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stürmt | stürmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürmen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes stürmt and stürmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stürmt vs stürmten
A purely visual mix-up. stürmt ([ʃtʏʁmt]) and stürmten ([ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stürmt” sits inside “stürmten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stürmt is recorded at frequency rank #21,786, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁmt]. stürmten is at rank #32,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtn̩].
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 54082, this pair ranks #1,032,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stürmt vs stürmten
Shared letters: mrstü. Private to "stürmt": -. Private to "stürmten": en.
"stürmt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stürmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stürmt" for "stürmten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stürmt" or "stürmten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stürmt" and "stürmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürmten vs Stuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,032,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.