Which to use
“stürmte” and “stürmten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,959
- “stürmte” frequency rank
- #32,296
- “stürmten” frequency rank
- 60255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stürmte | stürmten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stürmen |
Where the eye mixes stürmte and stürmten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. stürmte runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against stürmten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stürmte and stürmten
A purely visual mix-up. stürmte ([ˈʃtʏʁmtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “stürmte” sits inside “stürmten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stürmte is recorded at frequency rank #27,959, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtʏʁmtə]. 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 60255, this pair ranks #793,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stürmte vs stürmten
Shared letters: emrstü. Private to "stürmte": -. Private to "stürmten": n.
"stürmte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "stürmten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stürmte" for "stürmten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stürmte" vs "stürmten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stürmte" 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 #793,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stürmte" and "stürmten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stürmten vs Stuten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #793,787 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.